Cancer and communication: Similarities and differences of men with cancer from six different ethnic groups

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-162

  Papadopoulos, I ^a   Lees, S ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allah; Cancer; Communication; Culture; Emotional support; Ethnicity; God; Social support; Spiritual belief

Indexed keywords

CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BANGLADESH; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; CYPRUS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; JAMAICA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WEST INDIES;

EID: 2442494885     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2004.00448.x     Document Type: Review

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