Correlates of death anxiety among Taiwanese cancer patients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-292

  Tang, Pei Ling ^a   Chiou, Chou Ping ^b,e   Lin, Huey Shyan ^c   Wang, Chi ^a   Liand, Shi Long ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Death anxiety; Sense of purpose in life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELAPSE; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DEATH FEAR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959644217     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31820254c6     Document Type: Article

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