Male coping processes as demonstrated in the context of a cancer-related social support group

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 619-627

  Trapp, Stephen K ^a   Woods, Jacqueline D ^a   Grove, Alicia ^a   Stern, Marilyn ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping; Gender role; Men; Support group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84874116942     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1565-x     Document Type: Article

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