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Physiological and physical concomitants of caregiving: Introduction to special issue

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    Peter P. Vitaliano

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The studies in this special issue were supported by the National Institute of Health and the National Institute on Aging.

Special thanks are given to Dr. James Scanlan for very helpful comments on papers in this issue.

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Vitaliano, P.P. Physiological and physical concomitants of caregiving: Introduction to special issue. ann. behav. med. 19, 75–77 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02883322

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