Inter-relationships among sense of coherence, hope, and spiritual perspective (inner resources) of African-American and European-American breast cancer survivors

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-244

  Gibson, Lynette M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSTRUMENT; JUSTICE; MALE; RANK SUM TEST; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0242426469     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0897-1897(03)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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