The meaning of cancer: Implications for family finances and consequent impact on lifestyle, activities, roles and relationships

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1167-1174

  Amir, Ziv ^a   Wilson, Kate ^a   Hennings, Jean ^b   Young, Alys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; family; financial hardship; financial worries; relationships; roles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEGRO; NEOPLASM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CANCER; FAMILY; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; FINANCIAL WORRIES; RELATIONSHIPS; ROLES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84868525067     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2021     Document Type: Article

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