Spousal Activity Limitations and Depressive Symptoms: Benefits of Spousal Caregiving and Costs of Spousal Pain
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1138