Feeling blue? The importance of a confidant for the well-being of older rural married Australian and American men

Ageing International

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-295

  Miller, Evonne ^a   Buys, Laurie ^a   Roberto, Karen ^a  

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EID: 42449102378     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02915427     Document Type: Article

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