Locus of control, marital status and predictors of early relapse in primary breast cancer patients

Psychology and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-76

  Declerck, Carolyn ^a   De Brabander, Bert ^a   Boone, Christophe ^b   Gerits, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Social Affairs Health and Environment ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer relapse; Chronic stress; Locus of control; Lymph node invasion; Marital status; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036004454     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440290001539     Document Type: Article

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