A qualitative investigation of cancer survivorship experiences among rural hispanics

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-380

  Livaudais, Jennifer C ^a   Thompson, Beti ^a   Godina, Ruby ^a   Islas, Ilda ^a   Ibarra, Genoveva ^a   Coronado, Gloria D ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; rural Hispanics; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COURAGE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HOPE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STRENGTH; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURVIVORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77954649181     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2010.488146     Document Type: Article

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