Coping strategies and psychiatric morbidity in women attending breast assessment clinics

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-270

  Chen, Chwen Cheng ^b   David, Anthony ^c   Thompson, Karen ^a   Smith, Carol ^a   Lea, Sarah ^a   Fahy, Thomas ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Psychiatric morbidity; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029872663     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00529-3     Document Type: Article

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