Experiences of onset and diagnosis of low-grade glioma from the patient's perspective

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 415-422

  Edvardsson, Tanja ^a,c   Påhlson, Anneli ^b   Ahlstrom, Gerd ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Course of onset; Low grade glioma; Patient's perspective; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TINNITUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOMITING;

EID: 33749326393     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200609000-00011     Document Type: Article

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