Support needs of Chinese immigrant cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-42

  Leng, Jennifer ^a,b   Lee, Trevor ^a   Li, Yanjun ^a   Stern, Charles ^a   Chen, Mei Hsuan ^a   Winkel, Gary ^c   Gany, Francesca ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Chinese; Immigrant; Support; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCE; HERB; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890555350     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1950-0     Document Type: Article

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