Perceived mood, health, and burden in female Mexican American family cancer caregivers

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 627-652

  Wells, Jo Nell ^a,d   Cagle, Carolyn Spence ^a   Marshall, David ^b   Hollen, Mary Luna ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 68249103636     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902928857     Document Type: Article

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