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Family close but friends closer: exploring social support and resilience in older spousal dementia carers

Warren J. DonnellanDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kate M. BennettDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomView further author information
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Laura K. SoulsbyDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomView further author information
Pages 1222-1228 | Received 18 Feb 2016, Accepted 01 Jul 2016, Published online: 20 Jul 2016

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