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Original Articles

Depression in older nursing home residents: The influence of nursing home environmental stressors, coping, and acceptance of group and individual therapy

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Pages 536-547 | Received 20 Aug 2008, Accepted 23 Oct 2008, Published online: 14 Oct 2008

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