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. 2004 Sep 29;359(1449):1447–1451. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1520

Well-being: towards an integration of psychology, neurobiology and social science.

Felicia A Huppert 1, Nick Baylis 1
PMCID: PMC1693424  PMID: 15347535

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Well-being: towards an integration of psychology, neurobiology and social science

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