Menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatment: A qualitative investigation of cognitive and behavioural responses

Maturitas

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-340

  Hunter, Myra S ^a   Coventry, Shirley ^a   Mendes, Natalia ^a   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Beliefs; Breast cancer; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Hot flushes; Menopause

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NIGHT SWEAT; PATHOGENESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SMOKING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68249134114     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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