A review of potential factors relevant to coping in patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 3410-3426

  Thomsen, Thora Grothe ^a   Rydahl Hansen, Susan ^a   Wagner, Lis ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Characteristics; Coping; Factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649548031     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03154.x     Document Type: Review

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