Reacting to the diagnosis of prostate cancer: Patient learning in a community of practice

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Roos, Ian A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Patient education; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037334045     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00184-2     Document Type: Article

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