The Mexican American caregiving experience

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 296-312

  Phillips, Linda R ^a   Torres De Ardon, Esperanza ^b   Komnenich, Pauline ^b   Killeen, Mary ^b   Rusinak, Ramona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034237951     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986300223002     Document Type: Article

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