Improving the effectiveness of adjuvant psychological treatment for women with breast cancer: The feasibility of providing online support

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-292

  Owen, Jason E ^a   Klapow, Joshua C ^a   Roth, David L ^a   Nabell, Lisle ^b   Tucker, Diane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1842789156     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.733     Document Type: Article

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