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Voices from the Margin of the Family

Siblings of Children with Cancer

Mark A. Chesler Arthur Thurnaua Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
, PhD,
Jennifer Allswede Lecturer in Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
, PhD &
Oscar O. Barbarin Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
, PhD
Pages 19-42 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008

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