Concept, development and application of a new mixed method assessment of cultural variations in illness perceptions: Barts explanatory model inventory

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-347

  Rudell K ^a,c   Bhui, K ^b   Priebe, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Culture; Explanatory model; Illness representation; Perception

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60849103532     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308100218     Document Type: Review

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