Changes in female support network systems and adaptation after breast cancer diagnosis: Differences between older and younger patients

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 549-559

  Ashida, Sato ^a   Palmquist, Aunchalee E L ^a   Basen Engquist, Karen ^b   Singletary, S Eva ^b   Koehly, Laura M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Psychological adaptation; Social relationships; Social selectivity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049110410     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp048     Document Type: Article

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