Experiences with advanced cancer among latinas in a public health care system

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1013-1024

  Nedjat Haiem, Frances R ^a   Lorenz, Karl A ^a   Ell, Kathleen ^b   Hamilton, Alison ^a,c   Palinkas, Lawrence ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; coping; low income Latinas; pain; religious beliefs; Sociocultural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BELIEF;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84861642534     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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