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Well-Being and Mental Health

Precious memories: a randomized controlled trial on the effects of an autobiographical memory intervention delivered by trained volunteers in residential care homes

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Pages 1494-1501 | Received 26 Jan 2017, Accepted 25 Aug 2017, Published online: 20 Sep 2017

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