Adults with sickle cell disease: Psychological impact and experience of hospital services

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-179

  Harris, A ^a,d   Parker, N ^b   Barker, C ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Gaskell House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 0031897204     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509808402233     Document Type: Article

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