Marriage is as protective as chemotherapy in cancer care

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 3852-3853

  Kissane, David W ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NOTE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84891620644     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.5080     Document Type: Editorial

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