Living with a chronic disease: Healing and psychological adjustment in Indian society

Psychology and Developing Societies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-81

  Dalal, Ajit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

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EID: 0043027878     PISSN: 09713336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097133360001200105     Document Type: Article

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