The role of identity in adjustment among survivors of oesophageal cancer

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-108

  Clarke, Ceara ^a   McCorry, Noleen K ^b   Dempster, Martin ^b  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; identity; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; oesophageal; survivors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 78651249231     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368448     Document Type: Article

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