Cancer-related identities in people diagnosed during late adolescence and young adulthood

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 594-612

  Cho, Dalnim ^a   Park, Crystal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer related identity; coping; impact of cancer; late adolescent and young adulthood cancer; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROLE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937978791     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12110     Document Type: Article

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