Adherence and psychological adjustment among women at high risk for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 145-155

  Lerman, Caryn ^a,b   Schwartz, Marc ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adjustment; family history; high risk; psychological distress; screening adherence

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0027772022     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00666427     Document Type: Article

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