Psychological functioning in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Stiegelis, Heidi E ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^a   Sanderman, Robbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Medical factors; Psychological functioning; Radiotherapy; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0842326777     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00021-1     Document Type: Review

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