Chinese well-being

Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lu, Luo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese well being; Greek masters; Happiness; Philosophical deliberations; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924262896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199541850.013.0021     Document Type: Chapter

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