A comparison of the illness beliefs of people with angina and their peers: A questionnaire study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Furze, Gill ^a   Roebuck, Alun ^a   Bull, Peter ^a   Lewin, Robert J P ^a   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXCITEMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 3042638649     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-2-4     Document Type: Article

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