Gender and psychological distress among middle- and older-aged colorectal cancer patients and their spouses: An unexpected outcome

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-82

  Goldzweig, Gil ^a   Hubert, Ayala ^b   Walach, Natalio ^c   Brenner, Baruch ^d   Perry, Shlomit ^d   Andritsch, Elisabeth ^e   Baider, Lea ^b  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Gender; Middle aged; Psychological distress; Spouse

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 62649124194     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.07.014     Document Type: Review

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