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Health, Morbidity and Mortality

Me and You in Caregivinghood – Dyadic resistance resources and deficits out of the informal caregiver's perspective

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Pages 1041-1048 | Received 28 Oct 2017, Accepted 19 Apr 2018, Published online: 21 May 2018

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