Body image in cancer survivors: a systematic review of case-control studies

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 339-348

  Lehmann, Vicky ^a   Hagedoorn, Mariët ^a   Tuinman, Marrit A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body image; Cancer survivors; Case control studies; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

BODY IMAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84929703734     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0414-y     Document Type: Review

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