The creation of protection and hope in patients with malignant brain tumours

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 985-996

  Salander, Pär ^a   Bergenheim, Tommy ^a   Henriksson, Roger ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Defence; Denial; Glioma; Hope; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE;

EID: 0029923297     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00204-9     Document Type: Article

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