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Betty D. Cooke, Marilyn Martin Rossmann, Hamilton I. McCubbin, Joan M. Patterson, Examining the Definition and Assessment of Social Support: A Resource for Individuals and Families, Family Relations, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr., 1988), pp. 211-216
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