Assessing illness representations of chronic illness: Explorations of their disease-specific nature

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 485-503

  Heijmans, Monique ^a   De Ridder, Denise ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Dimensional structure; Disease specificity; Illness representations

Indexed keywords

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0031724137     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018788427100     Document Type: Article

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