Women Caring for Partners with Dementia: A Contextual Model

The Therapist’s Notebook for Family Health Care: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Individuals, Couples, and Families Coping with Illness, Loss, and Disability

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 157-165

  Fruhauf, Christine A ^a,b   Aberle, Jennifer T ^a,b  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 85145545140     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/5420_22     Document Type: Chapter

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