Adjustment to breast cancer: Age-related differences in coping and emotional distress

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-203

  Compas, Bruce E ^a   Stoll, Miriam Frankel ^a   Thomsen, Alexandra Harding ^a   Oppedisano, Gerri ^a   Epping Jordan, JoAnne E ^a   Krag, David N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age factors; Breast neoplasms; Coping behavior; Psychological adaptation; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033035096     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006164928474     Document Type: Article

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