Dimensions of health-related dispositions in elderly people: Relationships with health behaviour and personality traits

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 533-552

  Artistico, Daniele ^a   Baldassarri, Francesca ^a   Lauriola, Marco ^a   Laicardi, Caterina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0034311238     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0984(200011/12)14:6<533::AID-PER383>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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