Psychological aspects of endometriosis: Differences between patients with or without pain on four psychological variables

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Eriksen, Hanne Lise F ^a   Gunnersen, Kira F ^a   Sørensen, Jens Aage ^b   Munk, Torben ^b   Nielsen, Thomas ^a   Knudsen, Ulla B ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coping; Emotional stress; Endometriosis; Pain; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

EID: 45949088647     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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