Weaponizing Hope: Sources of Hope, Unrealistic Optimism, and Denial
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Hope, optimism and delusion
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Bioethics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1526-5161,1536-0075
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2018.1498946