Stacked stigma: Oncology social workers' perceptions of the lung cancer experience

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-115

  Conlon, Annemarie ^a   Gilbert, Dorie ^a   Jones, Barbara ^a   Aldredge, Patti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Content analysis; Lung cancer; Poor prognosis; Smoking; Social work; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; NORMAL HUMAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL WORKER ATTITUDE; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREJUDICE; PROGNOSIS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949547621     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330903438982     Document Type: Article

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