Psychological distress of cancer and clinical trial participation: A review of the literature

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-15

  Kelly, Cathy ^a   Ghazi, F ^b   Caldwell, K ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trial participation; Hope; Mood disorders; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942588059     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2002.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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