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The structure and properties of the sense of coherence scale

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ID4600261
AuthorsAaron Antonovsky (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume36
Issue6
Pages725-733
Publication date1993-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0277-9536(93)90033-z
PMID8480217
OpenAlexW2167811530
LanguageEN
Citations received522
References cited26

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