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Introduction: Emotions, Emotion Regulation, and Health

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Denollet, J., Nyklìček, I., Vingerhoets, A.J. (2008). Introduction: Emotions, Emotion Regulation, and Health. In: Vingerhoets, A.J., Nyklíček, I., Denollet, J. (eds) Emotion Regulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29986-0_1

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