The coping process of patients with cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Chen, Pei Ying ^a   Chang, Hui Chen ^a  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Coping process

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84455182874     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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