The nature of social support as experienced by women treated for breast cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1184-1191

  Lugton, Jean ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031154333     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.19970251184.x     Document Type: Article

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