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Original Articles

Social support and cardiovascular responding to laboratory stress: Moderating effects of gender role identification, sex, and type of support

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Pages 887-907 | Received 18 Dec 2006, Accepted 05 Jun 2007, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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