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Current issues and new directions in Psychology and Health: Bringing basic and applied research together to address underlying mechanisms 

Author: Shelley E. Taylor ^a

Affiliation:

a Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

DOI: 10.1080/08870440701747477

Publication Frequency: 10 issues per year

Published in: Psychology & Health, Volume 23, Issue 2 February 2008 , pages 131 - 134

Subjects: Allied Health; Behavioral Medicine; Health & Illness; Health Psychology; Medical Sociology;

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