Lasting impact: Understanding the psychosocial implications of cancer among military veterans

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-450

  Beehler, Gregory P ^a,b   Rodrigues, Amy E ^a   Kay, Morgan A ^a,c   Kiviniemi, Marc T ^b   Steinbrenner, Lynn ^a  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer survivors; psychological distress; side effects; Veterans; wellness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84880270391     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.798762     Document Type: Article

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