Perceived health competence, health locus of control, and patient adherence in renal dialysis

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-421

  Christensen, Alan J ^a,b   Wiebe, John S ^a   Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Lawton, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health locus of control; Patient adherence; Perceived health competence; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000019761     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02228042     Document Type: Article

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