External breast prosthesis use: Experiences and views of women with breast cancer, breast care nurses, and prosthesis fitters

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Roberts, Susan ^a   Livingston, Patricia ^a   White, Victoria ^a   Gibbs, Anne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; External breast prosthesis; Qualitative research; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037766202     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200306000-00002     Document Type: Article

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