Religious involvement and perceived social support: Interactive effects on cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Chen, Yung Y ^a,b,c   Contrada, Richard J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Military Academy ^*  (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 36849015798     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2007.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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