Chronic fatigue syndrome: Illness attributions and perceptions of control

Homeostasis in Health and Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 44-51

  Ax, Susanne ^a   Gregg, Vernon H ^b   Jones, David ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Control; Coping; Illness attribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006172141     PISSN: 09607560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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