The significance of social support and social networks among newly diagnosed lung cancer patients in Sweden

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Sjölander, Catarina ^a,b   Berterö, Carina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constant comparative analysis; Lung cancer; Receiving confirmation as a person; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48849087638     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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