Men, masculinities, and prostate cancer: Australian and Canadian patient perspectives of communication with Male physicians

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-161

  Oliffe, John ^a   Thorne, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer communication; Masculinities; Men's health; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE SURGERY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRUST;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EMPATHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33846088178     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306297695     Document Type: Article

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