Family communication and mental health after breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-361

  Mallinger, J B ^a   Griggs, J J ^a   Shield, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Family relations; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33748508446     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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