Personality characteristics and quality of life in patients treated for Cushing's syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-318

  Sonino, Nicoletta ^a   Bonnini, Stefano ^a   Fallo, Francesco ^a   Boscaro, Marco ^b   Fava, Giovanni A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644940900     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02462.x     Document Type: Article

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