Translating 'distress' and screening for emotional distress in multicultural cancer patients in Israel

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 555-562

  Cohen, Miri ^a   Gagin, Roni ^b   Cinamon, Tali ^c   Stein, Tamar ^c   Moscovitz, Marian ^c   Kuten, Abraham ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^d Division of Oncology   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Culture; Distress thermometer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863627101     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9972-x     Document Type: Article

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