The feminist approach in the decision-making process for treatment of women with breast cancer

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 655-661

  Szumacher, Ewa ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Gender; Minority; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMININITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDLINE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; BREAST TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMINISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS;

EID: 33750685997     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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