Excessive breast self-examination among first-degree relatives of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Psychosomatics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-261

  Epstein, Steven A ^a   Lin, Ting Hsiang ^b   Audrain, Janet ^b   Stefanek, Michael ^b   Rimer, Barbara ^b   Lerman, Caryn ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MOOD; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSESSION; RELATIVE;

EID: 1842377425     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(97)71462-2     Document Type: Article

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