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Social Support, Caregiver Burden, and Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Rural African American and White Caregivers of Older Persons With Dementia

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Pages 251-269 | Received 10 Apr 2008, Accepted 01 Jul 2009, Published online: 24 Mar 2010

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