A study to ascertain gynaecological patients' perceived levels of embarrassment with physical and psychological care given by female and male nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 893-907

  Lodge, Nicholas ^a   Mallett, Jane ^b   Blake, Peter ^b   Fryatt, Ian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Marsden NHS Trust ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATH; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MALE NURSE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES, MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031136932     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025893.x     Document Type: Article

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