Support as experienced by patients with cancer during radiotherapy treatments

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 371-379

  Hinds, Cora ^b   Moyer, Alwyn ^a  

^a Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Radiotherapy; Social support; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031205099     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026371.x     Document Type: Article

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