Psychosocial problems and needs among cancer patients;Psykosociale problemer og behov hos kræftpatienter

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 169, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1682-1687

  Mehlsen, Mimi Yung ^a   Jensen, Anders Bonde ^b   Zachariae, Bobby ^b  

^a Psykoonkologisk Forskningsenhed   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34248140132     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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