Cultural meaning of cancer suffering

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Özkan, Sedat ^a,b   Özkan, Mine ^a,b   Armay, Zeynep ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Consultation   (Turkey)

^c Istanbul ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

cancer; cultural needs; cultural norms

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TURKEY;

EID: 80053372419     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318230db09     Document Type: Review

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