Coping and quality of life of patients following microsurgical treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2983-2993

  Teo, Irene ^a   Fingeret, Michelle Cororve ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Chang, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; coping; health psychology; quality of life; survivorship

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85001055694     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315589801     Document Type: Article

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