Motherhood in the 21st century: Implications for counselors

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-96

  Medina, Sondra ^a,b   Magnuson, Sandy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Schools   (United States)

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EID: 58149250220     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00553.x     Document Type: Article

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