Cancer patients and the provision of informational social support

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 381-390

  Robinson, James D ^a   Tian, Yan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70350734701     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903023261     Document Type: Article

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