Feeling bad but looking good: Sick role features that lead to favorable interpersonal judgments

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-274

  Hamilton, James C ^a   Deemer, Holly N ^a   Janata, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0037703377     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.22.3.253.22889     Document Type: Review

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