Social support for patients with prostate cancer: The effect of support groups

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Poole, Gary ^a   Poon, Colleen ^b   Achille, Marie ^c   White, Kate ^d   Franz, Natalie ^b   Jittler, Sandra ^e   Watt, Kelly ^a   Cox, David N ^b   Doll, Richard ^a  

^a Department of Health Care ^*

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Social support; Support groups

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0035182725     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v19n02_01     Document Type: Article

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