Denial in lung cancer patients: A longitudinal study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1163-1171

  Vos, Martina S ^a   Putter, Hein ^b   van Houwelingen, Hans C ^b   de Haes, Hanneke C J M ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denial; Longitudinal study; Lung cancer; Oncology; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58049121379     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1325     Document Type: Article

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