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Depression

Protective factors against suicidal ideation among community-dwelling older adults with experience of spousal physical abuse: focusing on direct and indirect protections

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Pages 1854-1863 | Received 08 Feb 2019, Accepted 18 Jun 2019, Published online: 02 Jul 2019

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