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Wellbeing and Depression

Long-term effects of childhood adversity on the subjective well-being of older adults in urban China: the mediating effect of elder abuse

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Pages 621-629 | Received 13 Apr 2021, Accepted 03 Feb 2022, Published online: 18 Feb 2022

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