A social cognitive perspective on coping with cancer: Theory, research, and intervention

Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-267

  Hoffman, Mary Ann ^a   Lent, Robert W ^a   Raque Bogdan, Trisha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; content; health psychology; populations; prevention well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873804968     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000012461378     Document Type: Article

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