The relationship between cancer patient's fear of recurrence and chemotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 55-63

  Yang, Yuan ^a   Wen, Yunhong ^b   Bedi, Carolyn ^c   Humphris, Gerry ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Fear of recurrence; Meta analysis; Oncology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHEMOTHERAPY; EMBASE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; ONCOLOGY; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

FEAR; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 85018881729     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.05.002     Document Type: Review

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