Perceived social support and coping strategies in advanced cancer patients

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 409-420

  Zabalegui, Adelaida ^a   Cabrera, Esther ^b   Navarro, Montserrat ^a   Cebria, María Isabel ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Tecnocampus Mataró ^*  (Spain)

^c Hospital Sant Pau (Barcelona)   (Spain)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; coping; perceived social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880997762     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987111424560     Document Type: Article

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