The role of religious and spiritual beliefs in coping with malignant melanoma: An Israeli sample

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-35

  Baider, Lea ^a   Russak, Simcha M ^b   Perry, Shlomit ^c   Kash, Kathryn ^b   Gronert, Melissa ^b   Fox, Bernard ^d   Holland, Jimmie ^b   Kaplan Denour, Atara ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033046278     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199901/02)8:1<27::aid-pon334>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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