Man to man and side by side, they cope with prostate cancer: Self-help and social support

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 81-102

  Arrington, Michael Irvin ^a   Grant, Charles H ^b   Vanderford, Marsha L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Group facilitator; Prostate cancer; Self help; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; SELF HELP; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33744965773     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v23n04_05     Document Type: Article

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