Comparison of Arab breast cancer survivors and healthy controls for spousal relationship, body image, and emotional distress

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-198

  Cohen, Miri ^a   Abdallah Mabjish, Ahlam ^a   Zidan, Jamal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab breast cancer survivors; Body image; Culture; Sharing household tasks; Spousal support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; ARABS; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79952253027     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9747-9     Document Type: Article

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