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Original Articles

The experience of race in the lives of Jewish birth mothers of children from black/white interracial and inter-religious relationships: a Canadian perspective

Pages 1292-1310 | Received 10 Jun 2011, Accepted 15 Nov 2012, Published online: 14 Jan 2013

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