A longitudinal study on emotional adjustment of sarcoma patients: The determinant role of demographic, clinical and coping variables

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-51

  Paredes, T ^a   Pereira, M ^a   Simoes M R ^b   Canavarro, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cancer; Emotional adjustment; Longitudinal study; Predictors; Sarcomas

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARCOMA; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SARCOMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84055184896     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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