Detecting social problems in cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-250

  Wright, E P ^a,d   Selby, P J ^a   Gould, A ^b   Cull, A ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0035018437     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.519     Document Type: Article

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