Psychological distress among survivors of esophageal cancer: The role of illness cognitions and coping

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 222-227

  Dempster, Martin ^a   Mccorry, Noleen K ^b   Brennan, Emma ^a   Donnelly, Michael ^a   Murray, Liam ^a   Johnston, Brian T ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Marie Curie Cancer Care   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Esophageal cancer; Psychological adaptation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84859631708     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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