Sex differences in responding to rectal cancer symptoms

Psychology and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 935-944

  Ristvedt, Stephen L ^a   Trinkaus, Kathryn M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm avoidance; Patient delay; Rectal cancer; Sex differences; Symptom appraisal; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTUM TUMOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME TO TREATMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 52949118822     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701657494     Document Type: Article

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