Illness beliefs about cancer among healthy adults who have and have not lived with cancer patients

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 342-351

  Castillo, Antonio Del ^a   Godoy Izquierdo, Débora ^a   Vázquez, Ma Luisa ^a   Godoy, Juan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Illness representations; IPQ R; Non patients; Prevention; Psycho oncology; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857049838     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9141-6     Document Type: Article

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