Daily assessment of stressful events and coping among post-menopausal women with breast cancer treated with adjuvant chemotherapy: Original article

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 507-516

  Browall, M ^a   Persson, L O ^a   Ahlberg, K ^b,c   Karlsson, P ^c   Danielson, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c South Alvsborgs Hospital   (Norway)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Coping strategies; Post menopausal women; Stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; POSTMENOPAUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 69149108012     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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