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Addressing the needs of carers of older people: the Islington study

✍ Scribed by Georgina H. Train; Gill Livingston; Monica Manela

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 32 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.528

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