Stress, health and illness: Four challenges for the future

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-140

  Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a   O'Connor, Daryl B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coping; daily diaries; health; personality; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858202996     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.659516     Document Type: Article

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