Prognostic acceptance and the well-being of patients receiving palliative care for cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 5757-5762

  Thompson, Genevieve N ^a   Chochinov, Harvey M ^a   Wilson, Keith G ^a   McPherson, Christine J ^a   Chary, Srini ^a   O'Shea, Fiona M ^a   Kuhl, David R ^a   Fainsinger, Robin L ^a   Gagnon, Pierre R ^a   Macmillan, Karen A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 73349112580     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.22.9799     Document Type: Article

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