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Challenges and support service preferences of informal caregivers of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional survey

Danielle B. RiceLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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Mara Cañedo-AyalaLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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Andrea Carboni-JiménezLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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Marie-Eve CarrierLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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Julie CuminLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; View further author information
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Vanessa L. MalcarneDepartment of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA; ;San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; View further author information
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Mariët HagedoornUniversity Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Brett D. ThombsLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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& Scleroderma Caregiver Advisory Team show all
Pages 2304-2310 | Received 11 Sep 2018, Accepted 05 Dec 2018, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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