"Mi casa es su casa": Beginning exploration of Mexican Americans' natural helping

Families in Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-31

  Patterson, Shirley L ^a   Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034344859     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1089     Document Type: Article

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