Breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment affecting the self: A meta-synthesis

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Berterö, Carina ^a   Chamberlain Wilmoth, Margaret ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Qualitative meta synthesis; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; META ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34347222931     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000270707.80037.4c     Document Type: Article

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