Coping with breast cancer across adulthood: Emotional support communication in the mother-daughter bond

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 386-411

  Fisher, Carla L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Emotional support communication; Family communication; Human development; Mother daughter communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957717960     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2010.513996     Document Type: Article

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