Men's experiences and their resources from cancer diagnosis to recovery

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 182-190

  Vaartio, Heli ^a   Kivineimi, Kirsi ^b   Suominen, Tarja ^b  

^a NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Experience; Male men; Nursing care; Resource; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; TAPE RECORDER;

EID: 0042831071     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-3889(03)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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