Relationship of knowledge of psychosocial issues about cancer with psychic distress and adjustment among breast cancer clinic attendees in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 419-426

  Ohaeri, Beatrice M ^a   Ofi, Abosede B ^b   Campbell, Oladapo B ^b  

^a MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Breast cancer; Nigeria; Psychic distress; Psychosocial concerns

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NIGERIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859831279     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1914     Document Type: Article

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