'I'm cured but....': Perceptions of illness following treatment

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-287

  O'Connor, K P ^a   Janelle, C ^b   Coutu, M F ^c   Rouleau, A ^a   Lessard, M J ^b   Kirouac, C ^a   Marchand, A ^b   Dupuis, G ^b   Turgeon, L ^d   Belanger M P ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart transplant; Illness representation; Panic; Qualitative methods; Tic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849110603     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308100212     Document Type: Article

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