Predictors of intrusive thoughts and avoidance in women with family histories of breast cancer

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 362-369

  Zakowski, Sandra G ^b   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^c   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^c   Borgen, Patrick ^c   Holland, Jimmie ^c   Kash, Kathryn ^c   Miller, Daniel ^c   Mitnick, Julie ^a   Osborne, Michael ^c   Van Zee, Kimberly ^c  

^a Murray Hill Radiol and Mammography   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031430254     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895155     Document Type: Article

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