Breast cancer care: Women's experience

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-132

  Bottomley, Andrew ^a,c   Jones, Lynn ^b  

^a Cancer Support Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Psychosocial care; Treatment experiences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031154885     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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