Psychosocial intervention for lesbians with primary breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 427-438

  Fobair, Pat ^a   Koopman, Cheryl ^a   DiMiceli, Sue ^a   O'Hanlan, Katherine ^b   Butler, Lisa D ^a   Classen, Catherine ^a   Drooker, Nancy ^b   Davids, H Rachel ^c   Loulan, Joann ^b   Wallsten, Darah ^b   Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; LIFE; MASTECTOMY; MOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 20244374519     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.624     Document Type: Article

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