A prospective examination of perceived stress as a mediator of the relationship between life-events and QOL following breast cancer

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-804

  Beatty, Lisa ^a   Lee, Christina ^b   Wade, Tracey D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MODEL; DETERIORATION; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIATOR; PAIN; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 72849110417     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X412459     Document Type: Article

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