African Americans with cancer: The relationships among self-esteem, locus of control, and health perception

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-382

  Swinney, Jean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer; Health; Locus of control; Perceived health status; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TEXAS;

EID: 0036781752     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10050     Document Type: Article

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