The cancer experience: Responses of patients receiving outpatient radiotherapy

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 19-30

  Eakes, Georgene G ^a   Rakfal, Susan M ^b,e,f   Keel, Emily ^c,e,f   Gaiser, James E ^d,e,f  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Washington Family Medicine   (United States)

^d Physics and Computer Planning   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Carolina University in Greenville

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE;

EID: 0030443504     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077V14N03_02     Document Type: Article

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