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Preliminary examination of the relations between disease activity, illness perceptions, coping strategies, and psychological morbidity in Crohn's disease guided by the common sense model of illness
Article first published online: 18 MAR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21650
Copyright © 2011 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
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Knowles, S.R., Wilson, J.L., Connell, W.R. and Kamm, M.A. (2011), Preliminary examination of the relations between disease activity, illness perceptions, coping strategies, and psychological morbidity in Crohn's disease guided by the common sense model of illness. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 17: 2551–2557. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21650
Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 18 MAR 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: 17 DEC 2010
- Manuscript Received: 16 NOV 2010
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