Positive but not negative life-events predict vulnerability to upper respiratory illness

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-348

  Evans, Philip D ^a   Doyle, Austin ^a   Hucklebridge, Frank ^a   Clow, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001163233     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1996.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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