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Racial and ethnic differences in the relationship of caregiving stressors, resources, and sociodemographic variables to caregiver depression and perceived physical health

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Pages 482-495 | Received 01 Jun 2004, Accepted 01 May 2004, Published online: 19 Oct 2010

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