Well-being and family role strains among Cuban American and puerto rican mothers of adults with mental retardation

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 31-55

  Magana, Sandra ^a   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Krauss, Marty Wyngaarden ^b   Rubert, Mark ^c   Szapocznik, José ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuban; Mental retardation; Puerto Rican; Role strains; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023945458     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v05n03_03     Document Type: Article

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