Intervening to improve psychological outcomes after cancer: What is known and where next?

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 96-103

  Chambers, Suzanne Kathleen ^a,b,c,d,e   Hutchison, Sandy ^b   Clutton, Samantha ^b   Dunn, Jeff ^a,b,e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psycho oncology; Translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897597222     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12044     Document Type: Article

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