Coping as a mediator in recovery from cardiac surgery

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-97

  Schröder, Kerstin E E ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a   Konertz, Wolfgang ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Recovery; Self efficacy; Social support; Stress; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142607026     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808406133     Document Type: Article

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