Measurement and interpretation of social distress using the social difficulties inventory (SDI)

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1529-1535

  Wright, Penny ^a   Marshall, Laura ^a   Smith, Adam B ^b   Velikova, Galina ^a   Selby, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Quality of life; Social problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; TESTIS CANCER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 46249112997     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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