Parental accounts of children’s asthma care: The role of cultural and social capital in health disparities

Sociological Focus

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-132

  Grineski, Sara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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EID: 77950726314     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2009.10571346     Document Type: Article

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