Posttraumatic growth and social support in Turkish patients with cancer

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4311-4314

  Tanriverd, Derya ^a   Savas, Esen ^a   Can, Ganime ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Positive life change; Post; Social support; Traumatic growth; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874010375     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4311     Document Type: Article

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