Patients' attitudes toward internet cancer support groups

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-712

  Im, Eun Ok ^a   Chee, Wonshik ^a   Lim, Hyun Ju ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Guevara, Enrique ^a   Kyung, Suk Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548455389     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.705-712     Document Type: Article

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