Optimism, pessimism and recovery from coronary bypass surgery: Prediction of affect, pain and functional status

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-358

  Mahler, H I M ^a,b   Kulik, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033673184     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713690216     Document Type: Article

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