The long-term effects of spousal care giving on survivors' well-being in widowhood

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 664-682

  Prokos, Anastasia H ^a   Keene, Jennifer Reid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 24344510322     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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