My breast cancer: An occupational therapist's perspective

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 51-67

  Nesbit, Susan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Breast cancer; Mind body techniques; Prevention; Spirituality; Values clarification

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242672315     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J004v20n02_03     Document Type: Review

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