Psychometric properties of the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory: an item response theory approach

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 832-838

  Costa, Daniel S J ^a   Dieng, Mbathio ^b   Cust, Anne E ^b   Butow, Phyllis N ^a   Kasparian, Nadine A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEAR OF CANCER RECURRENCE INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; REASSURANCE;

EID: 84977612716     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4018     Document Type: Article

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