Perceived problem solving, stress, and health among college students

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 360-370

  Largo Wight, Erin ^a   Peterson, P Michael ^b   Chen, W William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

College health; Physical health; Problem solving; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244448972     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.4.8     Document Type: Article

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