Intrusive thoughts and avoidance in breast cancer: Individual differences and association with psychological distress

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1141-1153

  Primo, Kari ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^a   Oppedisano, Gerri ^a   Howell, David C ^a   Epping Jordan, Joanne E ^b   Krag, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0347625280     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008407372     Document Type: Article

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