The phenomenon of making decisions during the experience of early breast cancer: Original article

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-330

  Halkett, G K B ^a   Arbon, P ^b   Scutter, S D ^c   Borg, M ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Decision making; Hermeneutic phenomenology; In depth interviewing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250848437     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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