Addressing women's breast cancer risk and perceptions of control in medical settings

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-199

  Royak Schaler, Renee ^a,b   Cheuvront, Brian ^c   Wilson, Kenneth R ^d   Williams, Claudia M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer concern; Family history; Risk perception; Screening practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006235626     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01993905     Document Type: Article

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