Satisfaction with health care, psychological adjustment, and community esteem among breast cancer survivors

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Bettencourt, B Ann ^a   Molix, Lisa ^a   Talley, Amelia E ^a   Westgate, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Community esteem; Psychological adjustment; Satisfaction with health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34447118124     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v25n02_04     Document Type: Article

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