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April Taylor-Clift1, Stevan E Hobfoll1, James I Gerhart1

  • 1a Behavioral Sciences Department , Rush University Medical Center , 1645 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 400, Chicago , IL 60612 , USA.

Anxiety, Stress, and Coping
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