Gender issues in patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcoma: A pilot study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Znajda, T L ^a   Wunder, J S ^b   Bell, R S ^b   Davis, Aileen M ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Extremity soft tissue sarcoma; Gender difference; Psychosocial issues

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; SARCOMA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; THIGH;

EID: 0032781523     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199904000-00002     Document Type: Article

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