Economic adversity and psychological health: Does monitoring help?

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 116-128

  Lee, Sau Lai ^a   Leung, Johanna ^b   Chiu, Chi Yue ^a   Magennis, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Hong Kong ^*

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EID: 0036275594     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.21.2.116.22517     Document Type: Review

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