Illness perceptions and coping explain well-being in patients with Huntington's disease

Psychology and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-446

  Kaptein, Adrian A ^a   Helder, Desiree I ^a   Scharloo, Margreet ^a   Van Kempen, Godfried M J ^a   Weinman, John ^b   Van Houwelingen, Hans J C ^a   Roos, Raymund A C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Coping; Huntington's disease; Illness perceptions; Self regulation model; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745007356     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500456947     Document Type: Article

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