Positive psychology group intervention for breast cancer patients: A randomised trial

Psychological Reports

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-64

  Victoria Cerezo, M ^a   Ortiz Tallo, Margarita ^a   Cardenal, Violeta ^b   de la Torre Luque, Alejandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906751140     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/15.20.PR0.115c17z7     Document Type: Article

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