Positive effects of illness reported by myocardial infarction and breast cancer patients

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-543

  Petrie, Keith J ^a   Buick, Deanna L ^a   Weinman, John ^b   Booth, Roger J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chronic illness; Coping; Myocardial infarction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0033398682     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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