Reduced Optimism for Perceived Age-Related Medical Conditions

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Madey, Scott F ^a   Gomez, Rowena ^b  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041377974     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2503_04     Document Type: Article

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