Impact of ovarian cancer perceived by women

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Howell, Doris ^a   Fitch, Margaret I ^a   Deane, Karen A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impact of diagnosis; Ovarian cancer; Women's perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DYING; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; NURSING; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SUPPORT GROUP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ONTARIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037309318     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200302000-00001     Document Type: Article

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