Happy People Live Longer: Subjective Well-Being Contributes to Health and Longevity

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-43

  Diener, Ed ^a   Chan, Micaela Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 79958003391     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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