Can illness perceptions and coping predict psychological distress amongst allergy sufferers?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-119

  Knibb, R C ^a   Horton, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 39649092740     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910706X173278     Document Type: Article

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