Is health anxiety a significant problem for individuals with multiple sclerosis?

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-161

  Kehler, Melissa D ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Health anxiety; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949143624     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9186-z     Document Type: Article

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