Facing loss: coping mechanisms of Mayan widows in Guatemala
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عنوان ژورنال: Deusto Journal of Human Rights
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2603-6002,2530-4275
DOI: 10.18543/aahdh-2-2005pp239-256