Coping With Illness and Stress

Theme 5: - Coping With Illness and Stress

from Section 1 - Psychological Aspects of Health and Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2019

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Carrie D. Llewellyn ,

Tracey A. Revenson and

John Weinman

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Carrie D. Llewellyn: Affiliation:
University of Sussex
Susan Ayers: Affiliation:
City, University of London
Chris McManus: Affiliation:
University College London
Stanton Newman: Affiliation:
City, University of London
Keith J. Petrie: Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Tracey A. Revenson: Affiliation:
City University of New York
John Weinman: Affiliation:
King's College London

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Information: Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine , pp. 101 - 153

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