A qualitative study of women's hysterectomy experience

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Williams, Roma D ^a   Clark, Ann J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MENOPAUSE; NEGRO; OVARIECTOMY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALABAMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034060180     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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