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The relationship between positive psychological characteristics and longer telomeres

Nicola S. SchuttePsychology, University of New England, Armidale, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suresh K.A. PalanisamyCentre for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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James R. McFarlaneCentre for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Pages 1466-1480 | Received 16 Mar 2016, Accepted 15 Aug 2016, Published online: 10 Sep 2016

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