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Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections

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Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections. / Long, Emma; Edwards, Annabelle; McWade, Brigit et al.
In: Memory Studies, Vol. 14, No. 4, 01.08.2021, p. 892-908.

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Long, E, Edwards, A, McWade, B, Clark, S & Brewster, L 2021, 'Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections', Memory Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 892-908. https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980211024317

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Long, E., Edwards, A., McWade, B., Clark, S., & Brewster, L. (2021). Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections. Memory Studies, 14(4), 892-908. https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980211024317

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Long E, Edwards A, McWade B, Clark S, Brewster L. Older Veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections. Memory Studies. 2021 Aug 1;14(4):892-908. Epub 2021 Jun 24. doi: 10.1177/17506980211024317

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Long, Emma ; Edwards, Annabelle ; McWade, Brigit et al. / Older Veterans : The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections. In: Memory Studies. 2021 ; Vol. 14, No. 4. pp. 892-908.

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