Cancer and the spouse: Gender-related differences in dealing with health care and illness

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-123

  Baider, Lea ^a   Bengel, Juergen ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gender roles; Research parameters

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0034782887     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-8428(01)00137-8     Document Type: Review

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