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Journal of Loss and Trauma
International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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Using a Gain/Loss Framework to Measure Impact: The Perceived Impact of Life Event Scale

Pages 331-354 | Received 29 Dec 2012, Accepted 27 Feb 2013, Published online: 02 May 2014

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