Spouse social control efforts: Relations to health behavior and well-being among men with prostate cancer

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-68

  Helgeson, Vicki S ^a   Novak, Sarah A ^a   Lepore, Stephen J ^b   Eton, David T ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Social control; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642346583     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407504039840     Document Type: Article

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