The science of happiness: Achieving sustained psychological wellbeing

In Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 478-482

  Bartram, David ^a   Boniwell, Ilona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34648825220     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.29.8.478     Document Type: Article

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