Attachment and health-related physiological stress processes

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-39

  Pietromonaco, Paula R ^a   Powers, Sally I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84923221676     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.001     Document Type: Review

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