Social support and immune status during and after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-37

  Lekander, Mats ^a,b,d   Fürst, Carl Johan ^b   Rotstein, Samuel ^c   Blomgren, Henric ^b   Fredrikson, Mats ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030007923     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609098476     Document Type: Article

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