A situation-specific theory of caucasian cancer patients's pain experience

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-244

  Im, Eun Ok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Ethnicity; Gender; Pain experience; Patients; Situation specific theory; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845339618     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200607000-00006     Document Type: Article

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