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The nature of benefit finding in multiple sclerosis (MS)

Dr Kenneth I. Pakenham The University of Queensland, Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 190-196 | Published online: 19 Feb 2007

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Kenneth I. Pakenham. (2008) The nature of sense making in caregiving for persons with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation 30:17, pages 1263-1273.
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