Personality dispositions and health-related habits and attitudes: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-209

  Lemos Giráldez, Serafín ^a   Fidalgo Aliste, Angel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039995133     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199709)11:3<197::AID-PER283>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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