Personality and psychological distress in dysphonia

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-341

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Scott, Shonagh ^a   Wilson, Isobel M ^b   White, Aileen ^c   MacKenzie, Kenneth ^d   Wilson, Janet A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Morningside Road Medical Practice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NEUROSIS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030700243     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1997.tb00547.x     Document Type: Article

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