Personality and physical health

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 50-55

  Murray, Aja Louise ^a   Booth, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927674936     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.011     Document Type: Review

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