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Life with Dementia

Sources of well-being for older adults with and without dementia in residential care: relations to presence of meaning and life satisfaction

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Pages 170-178 | Received 11 Apr 2019, Accepted 03 Nov 2019, Published online: 15 Nov 2019

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