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Original Articles

Fear, Coping, and Information

A Pilot Study on Motivating a Healthy Response

, PhD, , PhD, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 51-73 | Received 13 Aug 2001, Accepted 14 Jul 2002, Published online: 24 Sep 2008

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