Social work with adult cancer patients: A vote-count review of intervention research

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 39-67

  Cwikel, Julie G ^a   Behar, Lynn C ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cognitive behavioral methods; Coping with chronic illness; Oncology; Psychological treatment efficacy; Social work intervention research; Vote count review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORT GROUP; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032725888     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v29n02_03     Document Type: Review

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