Psychosocial needs of women with breast cancer: How can social workers make a difference?

Health and Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-334

  Davis, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 9144238715     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/29.4.330     Document Type: Review

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