Psychological distress in women at risk for hereditary breast cancer: The role of family communication and perceived social support

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1317-1323

  Den Heijer, Mariska ^a   Seynaeve, Caroline ^a   Vanheusden, Kathleen ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^a   Bartels, Carina C M ^a   Menke Pluymers, Marian B E ^a   Tibben, Aad ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

breast cancer; family communication; oncology; psychological distress; support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 81755163059     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1850     Document Type: Article

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