Psychological Perspectives on Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Status and Physical Health
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Psychology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0066-4308,1545-2085
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.031809.130711