Men's adjustment to prostate cancer: The role of agency and unmitigated agency

Sex Roles

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 251-267

  Helgeson, Vicki S ^a   Lepore, Stephen J ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031519805     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025651912128     Document Type: Article

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