Existential plight of adult daughters following their mother's breast cancer diagnosis

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Raveis, Victoria H ^a   Pretter, Sheindy ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EXISTENTIALISM; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12344252069     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.819     Document Type: Article

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