Psychological morbidity and psychosocial variables associated with life-threatening illness: A comparative study of patients with HIV infection or cancer

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-39

  Grassi, L ^a   Caloro, G ^a   Zamorani, M ^a   Ramelli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030937521     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509708400558     Document Type: Article

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