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Original Articles

Factorial structure and psychometric properties of a brief version of the Reminiscence Functions Scale with Chinese older adults

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Pages 531-536 | Received 01 Feb 2013, Accepted 16 Oct 2013, Published online: 03 Dec 2013

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