Existential well-being and health

The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories, Research, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-248

  Ryff, Carol D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84921606814     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203146286     Document Type: Chapter

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