Mind as a risk factor for cancer-some comments

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 922-926

  Johansen, Christoffer ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aetiology; cancer; mind; oncology; risk factor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRAVERSION; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROSIS; NOTE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

DENMARK; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865862010     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3143     Document Type: Note

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