Religion as a caregiving system for puerto rican elders with functional disabilities

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 129-144

  Delgado, Melvin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3543018707     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083V26N03_10     Document Type: Article

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