A longitudinal study on the role of spirituality in response to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-186

  Gall, Terry Lynn ^a   Kristjansson, Elizabeth ^b   Charbonneau, Claire ^a   Florack, Peggy ^c  

^a SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 62949224807     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9182-3     Document Type: Article

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