Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 67-72 , January 2011

Validation study of the Chinese version of the Illness Intrusiveness Ratings Scale

  • Wei Li

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • Tianjin Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's NL, Canada A1B 3V6. Tel.: +1 709 777 6666; fax: +1 709 777 7382.
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  • Kexin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Beth Halfyard

      Affiliations

    • Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
    • ,
  • Biyun Qian

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Haixin Li

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Peizhong Peter Wang

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
    • School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's NL, Canada A1B 3V6. Tel.: +1 709 777 6666; fax: +1 709 777 7382.

Received 7 September 2007 ,Revised 6 May 2010 ,Accepted 11 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.05.008

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 67-72 , January 2011

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