Personality Variable Differences between Disease Clusters

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-177

  Matthews, G ^a   Yousfi, S ^b   Schmidt Rathjens, C ^b   Amelang, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Psychologisches Institut   (Germany)

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EID: 0037276883     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.476     Document Type: Review

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