The meaning of life intervention for patients with advanced-stage cancer: Development and pilot study

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Mok, Esther ^a   Lau, Ka Po ^a   Lai, Theresa ^b   Ching, Shirley ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Princess Margret Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84870819056     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.E480-E488     Document Type: Article

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