Death beliefs, superstitious beliefs and health anxiety

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-53

  James, A ^a   Wells, A ^b  

^a Lever Chambers Centre for Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATHOLICISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 0036489669     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466502163787     Document Type: Article

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