Locating relationship and communication issues among stressors associated with breast cancer

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 548-559

  Weber, Kirsten M ^a   Solomon, Denise Haunani ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST TUMOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 57749083283     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802465233     Document Type: Article

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