Partners' clinic: An innovative gender strengths-based intervention for breast cancer patients and their partners immediately prior to initiating care with their treating physician

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 355-358

  Bitz, Courtney ^a   Clark, Karen ^a   Vito, Courtney ^a   Kruper, Laura ^a   Ituarte, Philip H G ^a   Loscalzo, Matthew ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MARRIED PERSON; SOCIAL SUPPORT; BREAST TUMOR; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84929306805     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3604     Document Type: Letter

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