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Original Article

Health Locus of Control and Perceived Risk for Breast Cancer in Healthy Women

Jennifer L. RoweUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Department of Psychiatry Rochester, New York
, PhD,
Guy H. MontgomeryMount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Oncological Sciences New York City
, PhD,
Paul R. DubersteinUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Department of Psychiatry Rochester, New York
, PhD &
Dana H. BovbjergMount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Oncological Sciences New York City
, PhD
Pages 33-42 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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