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Development of a Measure of Coping with Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving

Kenneth Pakenham Behaviour Research and Therapy Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Qld, 4072, Australia
Pages 97-118 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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