Are past experiences of illnesses a specific risk factor for health;Stellen Erfahrungen mit Krankheiten einen spezifischen Risikofaktor für Krankheitsängste dar?

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-99

  Weck, Florian ^a   Bleichhardt, Gaby ^b   Hiller, Wolfgang ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis; Predictor; Somatic illness; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649538019     PISSN: 16163443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/1616-3443.38.2.89     Document Type: Article

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