Beyond the mere dichotomy of active search versus avoidance of information about the self

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-

  Loiselle, Carmen G ^a,b   Lambert, Sylvie D ^a   Dubois, Sylvie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33751545836     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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