Why can't iphoto locate some of my photos anymore?

I have been using Iphoto for years and have never had this problem before. Photos that I had previously imported, edited and printed are no longer able to be viewed or printed, but all of their information is still there. The message that I get when trying to print them is that 'there is a problem with the photo. The full resolution version of this photo cannot be located or is corrupt. Please replace this photo or delete it from your book'. What do I need to do to get my images back (several hundred images). This has not happened to all my images, only some.

Hi. thanks for your reply. The iphoto version that I am running on my MacBook is version 7.1.5 (378). I noticed this problem on Saturday, Feb 1 but did not run any cleanup software until Tuesday Feb 4 (I used CleanUpMyMac - demo version). I noticed yesterday that 276 songs from my itunes account are also inaccessible but they are still showing in my library, as the photos that are inaccessible to me now still have all of their image data saved when I click on them. Is there any way to restore my images?

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iTunes 11.0.4 (4)
iPhoto '11 9.4.3 (720.91)
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