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15 - Alzheimer’s Caregiver Distress in Adulthood

The Role of Time Invested in Caregiving and Family Verbal Aggression in Childhood

from Part V - Communication Patterns in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

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Lindsay Susan Aloia  and
Anne M. Stone
Edited by
Jennifer A. Theiss  and
Kathryn Greene
Jennifer A. Theiss
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Kathryn Greene
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness , pp. 315 - 333
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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