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The Effects of Emotional (Non-)Expression in (Chronic) Disease: A Meta-Analytic Review

Efharis Panagopoulou Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Barbera Kersbergen Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Stan Maes Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Pages 529-545 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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