The early post-operative concerns of men after radical prostatectomy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1121-1129

  Moore, Katherine N ^a,c   Estey, Angela ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Incontinence; Medical care; Nursing care; Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033129809     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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