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Chapter 3 - Women as caregivers

from Section 1 - The social, genetic and environmental aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

By
Peter V. Rabins
Edited by
David J. Castle  and
Kathryn M. Abel
David J. Castle
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Kathryn M. Abel
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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Comprehensive Women's Mental Health , pp. 28 - 30
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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