Gender and online cancer support groups: Issues facing male cancer patients

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-171

  Lieberman, Morton A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 49749095954     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190802039185     Document Type: Article

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