Lay beliefs on the nature of health: an English-French comparison

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 439-454

  Mokounkolo, René ^a   Mullet, Etienne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 22844453586     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.1999.27.5.439     Document Type: Article

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