The effects of religiosity, spirituality, and social support on quality of life: A comparison between Korean American and Korean breast and gynecologic cancer survivors

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 699-708

  Lim, Jung Won ^a   Yi, Jaehee ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047699815     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.699-708     Document Type: Article

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