A longitudinal investigation of coping strategies and quality of life among younger women with breast cancer

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-379

  Danhauer, Suzanne C ^a   Crawford, Sybil L ^b   Farmer, Deborah F ^a,c   Avis, Nancy E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Psychosocial oncology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIMISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649085870     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-009-9211-x     Document Type: Article

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