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SECTION 1: REFLECTION ON PERSONAL PERCEPTIONS AND NEEDS OF FAMILIES

African-American Grandmother Carers of Children with Disabilities

Predictors of Depressive Symptoms

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Pages 45-63 | Received 29 Jul 2001, Accepted 29 Sep 2001, Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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