Cancer patients and their spouses: Gender and its effect on psychological and social adjustment

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-338

  Peleg Oren, N ^a   Sherer, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gender; Psychological and social adjustment; Spouse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE;

EID: 0034980683     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600306     Document Type: Article

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