Healing and survivorship: What makes a difference?

Current Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 20-22

  Braude, H D ^a   Macdonald, N ^b   Chasen, Martin ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Healing; Narrative; Rehabilitation; Social relationships; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALING; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME; WELLBEING;

EID: 54349098993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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