Psychosocial factors and mental health in cancer patients: Opportunities for health promotion

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Boer, H ^a   Elving, W J L ^a   Seydel, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031888427     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509808400591     Document Type: Article

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