Stigma in cancer patients whose behavior may have contributed to their disease

Future Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-733

  Lebel, Sophie ^a   Devins, Gerald M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; SHAME; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 55249117273     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14796694.4.5.717     Document Type: Review

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