Experiences of daily life and life quality in men with prostate cancer. An explorative study. Part I

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-116

  Jakobsson, Liselotte ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a   Lovén, Lars ^b  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b North Eastern Skane County Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coherence; Phenomenological hermeneutic analysis; Prostate cancer nursing care; Quality of life; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031159484     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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