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Resilience, coping & satisfaction

The relationship of public and private religiosity to African American women caregivers’ use of alcohol for coping with caregiving burden

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Pages 551-558 | Received 28 Aug 2019, Accepted 24 Nov 2019, Published online: 06 Dec 2019

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