Is perceived family support a relevant variable in psychological distress? A sample of prostate and breast cancer couples

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 453-460

  Baider, Lea ^a   Ever Hadani, Pnina ^b   Goldzweig, Gil ^c   Wygoda, Marc R ^a   Peretz, Tamar ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast prostate cancer; Gender; Psychological distress; Spouses and family support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 1042290497     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00502-6     Document Type: Article

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