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Development and validation of a Stress-related Vulnerability Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

Lorenzo Tarsitani ,
Francesca Battisti ,
Massimo Biondi  and
Angelo Picardi
Lorenzo Tarsitani
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome (Italy)+39-06-4454765lorenzo.tarsitani@uniroma1.it
Francesca Battisti
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome (Italy)+39-06-4454765lorenzo.tarsitani@uniroma1.it
Massimo Biondi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome (Italy)+39-06-4454765lorenzo.tarsitani@uniroma1.it
Angelo Picardi
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, Centre of Epidemiology and Health Surveillance and Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy)
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 178 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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