Identity and meaning in the experience of cancer: Three narrative themes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-554

  Shapiro, Sharon ^a   Angus, Lynne ^a   Davis, Christine ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Patient and Family Cancer Counselling Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Change; Identity; Narrative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030712255     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539700200410     Document Type: Article

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