Controversies in cancer and the mind: Effects of psychosocial support

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 595-600

  Sampson, Wallace ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0036970919     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sonc.2002.50008     Document Type: Article

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