Psychological intervention with couples coping with breast cancer: A systematic review

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 491-516

  Brandão, Tânia ^a   Schulz, Marc S ^b   Matos, Paula Mena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; couple intervention; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896726539     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.859257     Document Type: Article

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