Understanding Chest Pain: What Every Psychologist Should Know

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-351

  Schwartz, Steven M ^a   Trask, Peter C ^a   Ketterer, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina; Cardiovascular disease; Chest pain; Panic; Self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344510514     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026215730296     Document Type: Article

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