Traumatic distress symptoms in early breast cancer I: Acute response to diagnosis

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Tjemsland, Lars ^a   Søreide, Jon Arne ^b   Malt, Ulrik Fredrik ^c  

^a Kreftforeningen   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0029867035     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199603)5:1<1::aid-pon197>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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