Psychosocial factors and the development of breast cancer: A meta- analysis

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 520-531

  McKenna, Molly C ^a   Zevon, Michael A ^b   Corn, Barbara ^b   Rounds, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Meta analysis; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032882960     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.5.520     Document Type: Article

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