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Conceptualizing Psychosocial Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: A Comment on Ewart et al.

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Brondolo, E. Conceptualizing Psychosocial Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: A Comment on Ewart et al.. ann. behav. med. 43, 277–279 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9360-y

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