Cultural beliefs about social influence strategies of Mexican immigrant women and their heterosexual partners

Sex Roles

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 871-892

  Beckman, Linda J ^a,c   Harvey, S Marie ^b   Satre, Sarah J ^a   Walker, Michele A ^c  

^a Pacific Institute for Women's Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033443873     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018825121986     Document Type: Article

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