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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
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Subtypes of social support availability are not differentially associated with memory: a cross-sectional analysis of the Comprehensive Cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

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Pages 354-369 | Received 05 Oct 2021, Accepted 12 Jan 2022, Published online: 28 Jan 2022

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