Appraisal theory and emotional sequelae of first visit to colposcopy following an abnormal cervical screening result

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-555

  Orbell, Sheina ^a   Hagger, Martin ^a   Brown, Val ^b   Tidy, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COGNITION; COLPOSCOPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8444245167     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1359107042304560     Document Type: Article

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