Psychosocial stresses and adjustment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in Hong Kong. A panel study

Cancer Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 258-266

  Ma, L C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

health status; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; psychological distress; short term psychosocial adjustment outcome; social maladjustment to illness; stresses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029743922     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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