Understanding coping with cancer: How can qualitative research help?

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-10

  Chittem, Mahati ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Coping; psycho oncology; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE; NEOPLASM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84899680990     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.131328     Document Type: Review

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