Breast cancer in men: Emasculation by association?

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-97

  Bunkley, Darrell T ^a   Robinson, John D ^a   Bennett Jr , Nelson E ^a   Gordon, Sherilyn ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer in men; Breast cancer treatment; Male breast carcinoma; Psychological effects of cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346515667     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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