Patients' health beliefs and coping prior to autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-163

  Frick, E ^a,d   Fegg, M J ^b   Tyroller, M ^a   Fischer, N ^c   Bumeder, I ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autologous stem cell transplantation; Causal attribution; Coping; Locus of control; Psycho oncology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33947225666     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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