Longitudinal assessment of illness perceptions in young adults with cancer

Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-678

  De Castro, Elisa Kern ^a   Kreling, Marina ^a   Ponciano, Clarissa ^a   Meneghetti, Bruna Machado ^a   Chem, Carolina Mainieri ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SANTA RITA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Cancer; Coping; Illness perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882803742     PISSN: 01027972     EISSN: 16787153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-79722012000400006     Document Type: Article

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