Family histories of breast cancer, coping styles, and psychological adjustment

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-243

  Kim, Youngmee ^a,c   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^b   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Family histories of breast cancer; Positive affect; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0038656648     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023460520645     Document Type: Conference Paper

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