A pilot study of an intervention for breast cancer survivors and their spouses

Family Process

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-107

  Shields, Cleveland G ^a,b   Rousseau, Sally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Wynne Center for Family Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SPOUSES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 4043100293     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.04301008.x     Document Type: Article

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