Support needs and resources of sexual minority women with breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 578-584

  Paul, Laurie B ^a   Pitagora, Dulcinea ^a   Brown, Brienne ^b   Tworecke, Adrian ^a   Rubin, Lisa ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; family; oncology; sexual minority women; social support; support group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; BISEXUALITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; LESBIANISM; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897991322     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3451     Document Type: Article

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