Social support among women who died of ovarian cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 547-556

  Jackson, Jody M ^a   Rolnick, Sharon J ^a   Coughlin, Steve S ^b   Neslund Dudas, Christine ^c   Hornbrook, Mark C ^d   Darbinian, Jeanne ^e   Bachman, Donald J ^d   Herrinton, Lisa J ^e  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovarian neoplasms; Psychological; Quality of life; Social support; Stress; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147164402     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0197-4     Document Type: Article

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