Well-being and its relation to coping ability in patients with colo-rectal and gastric cancer before and after surgery

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Forsberg, Christina ^a   Björvell, Hjördis ^a   Cedermark, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

coping; gastrointestinal cancer; postoperative care; well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STOMACH CANCER; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029961013     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1996.tb00308.x     Document Type: Article

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