Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 161-167 , February 2011

Associations between illness perceptions and health-related quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis

  • Gregory S. Sawicki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Respiratory Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel.: +1 617 355 6105; fax: +1 617 730 0097.
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  • Deborah E. Sellers

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Ethics, Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA, USA
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  • Walter M. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Ethics, Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA, USA

Received 24 February 2010 ,Revised 18 May 2010 ,Accepted 8 June 2010.

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☆ Results of this study were presented in abstract form at the 2009 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

PII: S0022-3999(10)00253-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.06.005

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 161-167 , February 2011

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