Association of coping styles with quality of life in cancer patients

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 298-304

  Shakeri, Jalal ^a   Kamangar, Mohamad ^a   Ebrahimi, Ehteram ^a   Aznab, Mozafar ^b   Shakeri, Hania ^a   Arman, Farid ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psychiatry; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941790578     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.164890     Document Type: Article

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