Importance of social support in cancer patients

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3569-3572

  Usta, Yasemin Yildirim ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cancer; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873624405     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3569     Document Type: Short Survey

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