An empirical investigation of the envelope theory

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-77

  Pesek, Julia R ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a   Taylor, Renee R ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFS symptoms; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Growth; Implications of CFS; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009630272     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v03n01_04     Document Type: Article

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