Control beliefs in cancer: A literature review

Anuario de Psicologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-355

  Neipp, Marie Carmen ^a   López Roig, Sofía ^a   Pastor, Ma Ángeles ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Control beliefs; Health outcomes; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 44449099105     PISSN: 00665126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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