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Valuing Informal Care Experience: Does Choice of Measure Matter?

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  • Emmanouil Mentzakis
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  • Mandy Ryan
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  • Emmanouil Mentzakis & Paul McNamee & Mandy Ryan & Matthew Sutton, 2012. "Valuing Informal Care Experience: Does Choice of Measure Matter?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 108(1), pages 169-184, August.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9873-y
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