The partner relationship in psychological response to breast cancer

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 789-797

  Pistrang, Nancy ^a   Barker, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; couples; informal helping; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COOPERATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SPOUSES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0028918659     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00136-H     Document Type: Article

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