Some methodological considerations in the study of psychosocial influences on health

Assessment in Behavioral Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 25-48

  Kasl, Stanislav V ^a   Jones, Beth A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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