Psychological distress and well-being in advanced cancer: The effects of optimism and coping

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-130

  Miller, Deborah L ^a,b   Manne, Sharon L ^a   Taylor, Kathryn ^a   Keates, Jennifer ^a   Dougherty, James ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping; Functional status; Optimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001344579     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01996132     Document Type: Article

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