Defining social support systems for women with breast cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-503

  Gass, Jennifer S ^a   Weitzen, Sherry ^a   Clark, Melissa ^a   Dizon, Don S ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced care planning; Breast cancer; Clinical practice; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548472170     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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