First degree relatives of women with breast cancer: Who's providing information and support and who'd they prefer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 423-430

  Tunin, Rina ^a   Uziely, Beatrice ^a   Woloski Wruble, Anna C ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; First degree relatives; Information; Israel; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950887594     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1596     Document Type: Article

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