Coping with loneliness among the terminally ill

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-503

  Rokach, Ami ^a  

^a Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychosocial Stress   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Illness; Loneliness; Multiple sclerosis; Termina lillness

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COPING STRATEGY;

EID: 34249665553     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9047-5     Document Type: Article

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