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Depression

The longitudinal effects of grandchild care on depressive symptoms and physical health of grandmothers in South Korea: a latent growth approach

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Pages 1556-1563 | Received 04 Feb 2017, Accepted 02 Sep 2017, Published online: 14 Sep 2017

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