The psychosocial impact of chronic illness

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 850, Issue , 1998, Pages 349-354

  Politis, Constantina ^a  

^a Hellenic Red Cross Blood Transfusion Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT;

BETA THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; GREECE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

EID: 0031850116     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10492.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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