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Employed family caregivers of cognitively impaired elderly: An examination of role strain and depressive symptoms

A. B. Edwards Department of Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University, Calumet, USA
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S. H. Zarit Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
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M. A. P. Stephens Department of Psychology, Kent State University, USA
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A. Townsend Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Pages 55-61 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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