Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 41-51 , February 2006

Mastery, Burden, and Areas of Concern Among Family Caregivers of Mentally Ill Persons

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2005.08.009

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 41-51 , February 2006

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