Men with cancer: Changes in attempts to master the self-image as a man and as a parent

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 477-485

  Elmberger, Eva ^a,c   Bolund, Christina ^b   Lützén, Kim ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Mastery; Men with cancer; Parent; Self image; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036895786     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200212000-00013     Document Type: Article

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