A New Familism Scale for Use With Latino Populations

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 312-330

  Lugo Steidel, Angel G ^a   Contreras, Josefina M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudinal familism; Familism; Familism scale; Latinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041917405     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256912     Document Type: Review

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