Characteristics and methodological quality of 25 years of research investigating psychosocial interventions for cancer patients

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 475-484

  Moyer, Anne ^a   Sohl, Stephanie J ^b   Knapp Oliver, Sarah K ^c   Schneider, Stefan ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Intervention; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 68049109098     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: 15321967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.02.003     Document Type: Review

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