Loneliness and acute stress reactivity: A systematic review of psychophysiological studies.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Psychophysiology

• Publication date

  2018-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/psyp.13031PMID 29152761
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