Coping in men with prostate cancer and their partners: A quantitative and qualitative study

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-247

  Green, H J ^a   Wells, D J N ^a   Laakso, L ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carers; Prostate cancer; Psychological; Quality of life; Social

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES;

EID: 79551469536     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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