The factor structure of the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire in a population of oesophageal cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 524-530

  Dempster, Martin ^a   McCorry, Noleen K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; factor analysis; illness perceptions; oesophagus; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVISED ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84860223588     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1927     Document Type: Article

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