Psychological sequelae and alopecia among women with cancer

Cancer Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 283-289

  McGarvey, Elizabeth L ^a   Baum, Lora D ^b   Pinkerton, Relana C ^a   Rogers, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Computer imaging; Hair loss; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALOPECIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOMEN;

EID: 0034764361     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2001.96007.x     Document Type: Article

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