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Original Articles

Spirituality, religiousness, personality as predictors of stress and resilience among middle-aged Vietnamese-Born American Catholics

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Pages 754-768 | Received 27 Apr 2019, Accepted 17 Jul 2019, Published online: 11 Sep 2019

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