Patients' experiences of intracavity brachytherapy treatment for gynaecological cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-55

  Warnock, Clare ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Gynaecological cancer; Gynecologic cancer; Patient information; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 14944343857     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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