Marital Relationship, Body Image and Psychological Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients: The Moderating Role of the Disease's Phases

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-178

  Moreira, Helena ^a,d   Crespo, Carla ^a   Paredes, Tiago ^b   Silva, Sónia ^b   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a   Dattilio, Frank M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Portuguese League Against Cancer   (Portugal)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body image; Breast cancer; Intimacy; Marital quality; Psychological quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956265512     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-011-9149-3     Document Type: Article

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