The moderating role of helplessness in Rheumatoid Arthritis, a chronic disease

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-112

  Naidoo, Pamela ^a,b   Pretorius, Tyrone B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Learned helplessness; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644746301     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.2.103     Document Type: Review

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