Alliance of Support for Low-Income Latino Men with Prostate Cancer: God, Doctor, and Self

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 752-762

  Maliski, Sally L ^a   Husain, Majid ^a   Connor, Sarah E ^a   Litwin, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; Prostate cancer; Spirituality; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866485094     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9369-0     Document Type: Article

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