Coping strategies of middle-aged and older women who have undergone a mastectomy

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 376-386

  Bartmann, Judith A ^a,c   Roberto, Karen A ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029846385     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489601500307     Document Type: Article

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