A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Stress and Health

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 890-904

  Muscatell, Keely A ^a   Eisenberger, Naomi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84870573867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00467.x     Document Type: Review

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