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Expressive Writing and Health

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Lepore, S.J., Kliewer, W. (2013). Expressive Writing and Health. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1225

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