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Emotional (Non-)Expression and Health: Data, Questions, and Challenges

Ivan NyklÍ*ek Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg, 5000 LE, The Netherlands
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Ad Vingerhoets Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg, 5000 LE, The Netherlands
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Johan Denollet Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg, 5000 LE, The Netherlands
Pages 517-528 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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