Negotiating family: The interface between family and support groups

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 173-190

  Flexman, Ruth ^a   Berke, Debra L ^b   Settles, Barbara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0033473165     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v28n03_14     Document Type: Article

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