Waiting for a breast biopsy: Psychosocial consequences and coping strategies

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 437-443

  Lebel, Sophie ^a,b   Jakubovits, Gabriela ^c   Rosberger, Zeev ^a,b,c   Loiselle, Carmen ^a,c   Seguin, Carole ^a   Cornaz, Catherine ^a   Ingram, Jan ^a   August, Linda ^a   Lisbona, Andre ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast screening; Coping; Distress; Psychosocial; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 1042290498     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00512-9     Document Type: Article

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