Biased perception and recall of reassurance in medical patients

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Lucock, M P ^a   White, C ^a   Peake, M D ^a   Morley, S ^b  

^a Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0031658341     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1998.tb00570.x     Document Type: Article

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