Mother-daughter communication about breast cancer risk: Interpersonal and biological stress processes

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-339

  Berlin, Kate L ^a   Andreotti, Charissa ^a   Yull, Fiona ^a   Grau, Ana M ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Communication; Cortisol; Daughter; Mother; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AROUSAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877820892     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9418-0     Document Type: Article

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