Hysterectomy for nonmalignant conditions

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 32-40

  Sharts Hopko, Nancy C ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 0037733773     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200109000-00018     Document Type: Article

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