Methods of intervention in reducing the psychosocial impact while dealing with cancer as a disease: A clinician's point of view

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-197

  Trivedi, S ^a   Petera, J ^a   Fillip, S ^a   Hrstka, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psychological intervention; Psychosocial impact; Role of psychology for clinical benefit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PSYCHO ONCOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING;

EID: 39349084099     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.38993     Document Type: Article

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