Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving
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Physical and mental health effects of family caregiving.
Adverse-and even positive-outcomes in a chronic stress experience.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0002-936X
DOI: 10.1097/01.naj.0000336406.45248.4c