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Original Article

Predicting Overall Quality of Life and General Health of Veterans With and Without Health Problems

Michaela Louise Schok Center for Research and Expertise, Veterans Institute, Doorn, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jolanda de Vries Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Pages 89-100 | Published online: 17 Nov 2009

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