Psychological distress in cancer patients assessed with an expert rating scale

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-43

  Herschbach, P ^a   Book, K ^a   Brandl, T ^b   Keller, M ^c   Lindena, G ^d   Neuwohner K ^e   Marten Mittag, B ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Center for Psychosomatic Medicine   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Clinical Analysis Research and Application   (Germany)

^e Center for Palliative Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expert rating scale; Psycho oncology; Psychosocial distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 46349093402     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604420     Document Type: Article

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