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Coping and Involuntary Responses to Stress in Chinese University Students: Psychometric Properties of the Responses to Stress Questionnaire

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Pages 356-361 | Received 15 Sep 2009, Accepted 10 Feb 2010, Published online: 14 Jun 2010

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