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An exploratory study of associations between illness perceptions and adjustment and changes after psychosocial rehabilitation in survivors of breast cancer

Ida Lichtenstein Jørgensen Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirsten Frederiksen Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ellen Boesen Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Peter Elsass Center for Humanistic Health Research, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, DK-1353, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christoffer Johansen Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 1119-1127 | Received 01 Dec 2008, Published online: 28 Oct 2009

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