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  1. Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, San Francisco, CA

    Tamara McClintock Greenberg Psy.D., M.S.

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(2007). The Impact of Illness on Family Members. In: Greenberg, T.M. (eds) The Psychological Impact of Acute and Chronic Illness: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Physicians. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-38298-2_6

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