Systematic review of psychological therapies for cancer patients: Overview and recommendations for future research

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 558-584

  Newell, Sallie Anne ^a,b,c   Sanson Fisher, Rob William ^a   Savolainen, Nina Johanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d The Commonwealth Grants Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CANCER IMMUNOLOGY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0037123342     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/94.8.558     Document Type: Review

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