Relationships between anxiety, coping and diagnosis at initial attendance at a genito-urinary medicine clinic

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-211

  Kincey, John ^a   Mandal, D ^b   Sinha, S ^c  

^a Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Immunology   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0037691739     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850031000087582     Document Type: Article

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