Family survivorship and quality of life following a cancer diagnosis

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 446-459

  Mellon, Suzanne ^a   Northouse, Laurel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family; Meaning of illness; Quality of life; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MODEL; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0035656260     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10004     Document Type: Article

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