Multiple Roles and Stress Burden in Women: A Conceptual Model of Heart Disease Risk

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-22

  Terrill, Alexandra L ^a   Garofalo, John P ^a   Soliday, Elizabeth ^a   Craft, Rebecca ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858987785     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: 17519861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2011.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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