Quality of life of cancer patients in underserved populations in South Africa

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 39-56

  Cooper, Stewart E ^a,b   Mullin, Virginia C ^c  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mullin and Associates International Hea   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cross cultural psychology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035188305     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v19n02_03     Document Type: Article

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