Familial social support and depression in breast cancer: An exploratory study on a Pakistani sample

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 859-862

  Nausheen, Bina ^a   Kamal, Anila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cultural differences; Depression; Familial social support; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34648840154     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1136     Document Type: Article

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