African-American and White Women's Appraisal of Their Breast Cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 43-61

  Bourjolly, Joretha N ^a   Barg, Frances K ^a,b   Hirschman, Karen B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b School of Medicine

^c NIH/NIA Grant No AG 00255   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cognitive appraisal; Coping; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST CANCER; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 1642566166     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v21n03_03     Document Type: Review

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