Social support and the patient with cancer: A consideration of the literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 757-762

  Krishnasamy, Meinir ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030116807     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00048.x     Document Type: Article

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