Positive thinking and moral oppression in cancer care

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-256

  De Raeve, Louise ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame; Hope; Moral oppression; Positive thinking; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0031298188     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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