Depression and quality of life in cancer patients with and without pain: the role of pain beliefs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain is said to be one of the most feared and distressing symptoms of cancer and one that disrupts all aspects of life. The purposes of this study were: 1) to compare depression and quality of life among Iranian cancer patients with...

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Main Authors: Tavoli Zahra, Roshan Rasool, Montazeri Ali, Tavoli Azadeh, Melyani Mahdiyeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/177