The influence of coping styles and perceived control on emotional distress in persons at risk for a hereditary heart disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1997-2005

  Hoedemaekers, Elly ^a,b   Jaspers, Jan P C ^a   Van Tintelen, J Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Psychology Practice Venlo Venray   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping; Genetic testing; Hereditary cardiac disease; Perceived control; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DNA DETERMINATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MONITORING; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548361978     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31871     Document Type: Article

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