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Research Article

Does gender moderate resiliency variables and posttraumatic stress symptoms in informal caregivers of neurocritical care patients? An exploratory study

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Pages 22-38 | Received 07 Jun 2022, Accepted 21 Feb 2023, Published online: 06 Mar 2023

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