A structure of self-conceptions and illness conceptions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 535-549

  Persson, Lars Olof ^a,b   Berglund, Kaare ^a   Sahlberg, Dick ^a  

^a Spenshult Rheumatism Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Department of Nursing   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Illness behavior; Mood; Personality; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030004721     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00618-4     Document Type: Article

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