Factors predictive of distress in people awaiting a lower gastro-intestinal endoscopy

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Parker, James ^a   Kennedy, Paul ^b,c  

^a WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping; Distress; Endoscopy; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949514467     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903440221     Document Type: Article

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