Individual and dyadic development of personal growth in couples coping with cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-62

  Künzler, Alfred ^a,b   Nussbeck, Fridtjof W ^c   Moser, Michael T ^d   Bodenmann, Guy ^e   Kayser, Karen ^f  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b Psychiatric Services Aargau   (Switzerland)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Clinical Research Aargau   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

APIM; Cancer; Couples; Oncology; Posttraumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84890553332     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1949-6     Document Type: Article

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