Explicit versus implicit family decision-making strategies among Mexican American caregiving adult children

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-411

  Radina, M Elise ^a   Gibbons, Hailee M ^a   Lim, Ji Young ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Cultural and ethnic minority families; Decision making; Familism; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650869970     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920902828177     Document Type: Article

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