Decision-making tree for women considering hysterectomy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-368

  Wu, Shu Mei ^a   Yu Mei, Chao Yu ^b   Yang, Cheng Fang ^c   Che, Hui Lian ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making; Decision tree modelling; Fibroids; Hysterectomy; Nursing; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 23744432282     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03507.x     Document Type: Article

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