The meaning of the breast cancer follow-up experience for the women who attend

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-161

  Allen, Alison ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Follow up; Reassurance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036743267     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2002.0175     Document Type: Article

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