Prevalence, Predictors, and Correlates of Patient Concealment of a Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Most cases of lung cancer have a commonly-understood behavioral etiology. Thus, individuals with lung cancer are often blamed for their illness by others and may therefore seek to avoid this blame by concealing their diagnosis from others. This study sought to determine the prevalence of diagnosis c...
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Scholar Commons
2013
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Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4679 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5876&context=etd |