Relational coping processes: Couples' response to a diagnosis of early stage breast cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 39-55

  Zunkel, Gretchen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping processes; Couples; Recovery; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT GUIDANCE;

EID: 0038366330     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v20n04_03     Document Type: Article

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