Cardiovascular responses to agency and communion stressors in young women

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 395-418

  Nealey, Jill B ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0036775162     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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