Thriving in the Face of Challenge: The Integrative Science of Human Resilience

Interdisciplinary Research: Case Studies from Health and Social Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ryff, Carol D ^a   Singer, Burton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge; Health; Multidisciplinary research; Resilience; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052569877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195324273.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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