The psychopathology of depression in the advanced cancer patient

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 87-90

  Low, J A ^a   Kwek, S K ^a   Pang, W S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; NEUROBIOLOGY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0034945236     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2001.11746910     Document Type: Review

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