Type A stress prone behaviour and breast cancer
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 20 (3) , 663-670
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700017189
Abstract
Synopsis This quasi-prospective study of 2163 women attending breast-screening clinics (and controls), indicates that there is a link between personality factors and breast disease. Certain aspects of Type A behaviour seem to be associated with breast-disease states.Keywords
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