The effects of a problem-solving intervention with spouses of cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1-21

  Blanchard, Christina G ^a   Toseland, Ronald W ^b   McCallion, Philip ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SERVICE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030451434     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077V14N02_01     Document Type: Article

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