The impact of breast cancer on the lives of middle-aged women: Results from the Australian longitudinal study of women's health

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-251

  Wade, Tracey D ^a   Lee, Christina ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Longitudinal; Mental health; Physical health; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 18744411260     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.246     Document Type: Article

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