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Reauthoring the Self: Chronic Sorrow and Posttraumatic Stress Following the Onset of CID

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Roos, S., Neimeyer, R.A. (2007). Reauthoring the Self: Chronic Sorrow and Posttraumatic Stress Following the Onset of CID. In: Martz, E., Livneh, H. (eds) Coping with Chronic Illness and Disability. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48670-3_5

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