Can Optimism Decrease the Risk of Illness and Disease Among the Elderly?

2012/02/01 by Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park, Eric S. Kim +1 · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research

paper · doi:10.2217/ahe.11.81

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