Demographic, clinical, and quality of life variables related to embarrassment in veterans living with an intestinal stoma

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 524-532

  Mitchell, Kimberly A ^a,b,j   Rawl, Susan M ^a   Schmidt, C Max ^a,c   Grant, Marcia ^d   Ko, Clifford Y ^e,f   Baldwin, Carol M ^g   Wendel, Christopher ^h   Krouse, Robert S ^h,i  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^j University of Arizona ^*

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROSTOMY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROSTOMY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 34548805484     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000290732.15947.9e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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