Major concerns and needs of breast cancer patients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-163

  Wang, Xingqiu ^a   Cosby, Lynda G ^a   Harris, Madeline G ^a   Liu, Tiepu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Concerns and needs; Psychosocial issues; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032815667     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199904000-00008     Document Type: Article

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