A qualitative exploration of the experiences of lesbian and heterosexual patients with breast cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1455-1462

  Matthews, Alicia K ^a   Peterman, Amy H ^b   Delaney, Patty ^c   Menard, Lyssa ^a   Brandenburg, Dana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0036834006     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/02.ONF.1455-1462     Document Type: Article

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