Predictors of emotional well-being following a 'false positive' breast cancer screening result

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-275

  Clwiton, Samantha ^a   Pakenham, Kenneth I ^a   Buckley, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Emotional well being; Mammogram; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033463546     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407327     Document Type: Article

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