Comparing unidimensional and multidimensional models of benefit finding in breast and prostate cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 771-781

  Weaver, Kathryn E ^a   Llabre, María M ^a   Lechner, Suzanne C ^a,b   Penedo, Frank ^a,b   Antoni, Michael H ^a,b  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Measurement; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENEFIT FINDING SCALE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49949151950     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9348-z     Document Type: Article

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