Religiosity, spirituality, and psychological distress in african-americans at risk for having a hereditary cancer predisposing gene mutation

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-21

  Kinney, Anita Y ^a   Coxworth, James E ^b   Simonson, Sara E ^c   Fanning, Joseph B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; cancer; genetic; psychological distress; religiosity; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; RELIGION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 59449101461     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30194     Document Type: Article

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