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Original Articles

How can parents obtain knowledge about their adolescent children?

¿Cómo las madres y los padres consiguen conocer detalles acerca de las vidas de sus hijos e hijas adolescentes?

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Pages 181-197 | Received 18 Jul 2012, Accepted 09 Oct 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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