Depression as a mediator: Viewing caregiver well-being and strain in a different light

Families in Society

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 162-173

  Berg Weger, Marla ^a   Rubio, Doris McGartland ^b   Tebb, Susan S ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034344882     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1010     Document Type: Review

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