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Support interventions for older adults: Confidante relationships, perceived family support, and meaningful role activity

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  1. Department of Psychology, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, Indiana

    Kenneth Heller, Mark G. Thompson, Irene Vlachos-Weber, Ann M. Steffen & Petri E. Trueba

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Heller, K., Thompson, M.G., Vlachos-Weber, I. et al. Support interventions for older adults: Confidante relationships, perceived family support, and meaningful role activity. Am J Commun Psychol 19, 139–146 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00942262

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