Quality of life in women with breast cancer: A review of the literature and implications for nursing practice

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 416-421

  Rustøen, Tone ^a   Begnum, Susanne ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Nursing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033708291     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200012000-00003     Document Type: Article

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