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- ↑ Barreto, Amílcar António (1998). Language, elites, and the state: nationalism in Puerto Rico and Quebec. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-275-96183-1.
- ↑ "Dr. Norman Maldonado: Una vida al servicio de la comunidad de Puerto Rico".
- 1 2 Marina, Florencio (May 18, 2000). "Rx For Health Care Reform; Prescription For Change". Puerto Rico Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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