The loneliness level of patients with gynecological cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 472-477

  Sevil, U ^a   Ertem, G ^a   Kavlak, O ^a   Coban A ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gynecological cancer; Loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIETY; SUPPORT GROUP;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 33645358640     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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