Supportive telephone intervention for patients receiving chemotherapy: A pilot study

Psychosomatics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-431

  Alter, Carol L ^a   Fleishman, Stewart B ^b   Kornblith, Alice B ^b   Holland, Jimmie C ^b   Biano, Diane ^b   Levenson, Reesa ^b   Vinciguerra, Vincent ^b   Rai, Kanti R ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0029788309     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(96)71529-3     Document Type: Article

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