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Original Articles

Maintaining the potential of a psycho-educational program: efficacy of a booster session after an intervention offered family caregivers at disclosure of a relative's dementia diagnosis

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Pages 207-216 | Received 16 Jan 2014, Accepted 29 Apr 2014, Published online: 19 Jun 2014

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