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How do women experience myocardial infarction? A qualitative exploration of illness perceptions, adjustment and coping

Joanna White Kings College Hospital, LondonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Myra Hunter South London and Maudsley NHS Trust & Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Sue Holttum Centre for Applied Social & Psychological Development, Salomons, Canterbury Christ Church University College, Kent, UK
Pages 278-288 | Published online: 17 May 2007

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