Geriatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , January 2003

Alzheimer disease support group characteristics: A comparison of caregivers

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doi: 10.1067/mgn.2003.17

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , January 2003

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