A post-hoc comparison of the efficiency of a psychoeducational intervention for melanoma patients delivered in group versus individual formats: An analysis of data from two studies

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Fawzy, Fawzy I ^a,c   Fawzy, Nancy W ^b   Wheeler, Jennifer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MELANOMA;

EID: 0029891756     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199606)5:2<81::aid-pon215>3.3.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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