A study to investigate women's experiences of radiation enteritis following radiotherapy for cervical cancer

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Abayomi, Julie ^a,b   Kirwan, J ^b   Hackett, A ^a   Bagnall, G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Chronic radiation enteritis; Dietary advice; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; LOPERAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG USE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAPE RECORDER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VOLUNTEER; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25844462375     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2005.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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