Adjustment to breast cancer: The psychobiological effects of psychosocial interventions

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Van Der Pompe, Gieta ^a   Antoni, Michael ^b   Visser, Adriaan ^a   Garssen, Bert ^a  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Breast cancer; Immune function; Psychosocial intervention; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 0030198462     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(96)00895-6     Document Type: Article

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