Psychosocial Outcomes and Service Use Among Young Adults With Cancer

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 468-477

  Zebrack, Brad ^a   Hamilton, Rachel ^a   Smith, Ashley Wilder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349758217     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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