Puerto Rican Elders and Merchant Establishments: Natural Caregiving Systems or Simply Businesses?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 33-45

  Delgado, Melvin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937268411     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v30n01_03     Document Type: Article

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