How consistent are beliefs about the causes and solutions to illness?: An experimental study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 505-515

  Ogden, Jane ^a   Jubb, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Causes; Change; Illness representations; Solutions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349094063     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701767361     Document Type: Article

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