Well-being, general health and coping ability: 1-year follow-up of patients treated for colorectal and gastric cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-216

  Forsberg, Christina ^a   Cedermark, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; General health; Sense of coherence; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030321048     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00237.x     Document Type: Article

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