Dominican Immigrant Elders: Social Service Needs, Utilization Patterns, and Challenges

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 61-74

  Paulino, Ana ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84937265654     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v30n01_05     Document Type: Article

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