Breast cancer patients' narratives about positive and negative communication experiences

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 900-908

  Thomsen, Dorthe K ^a,c   Pedersen, Anette F ^b   Johansen, Mikael B ^b   Jensen, Anders B ^b   Zachariae, Robert ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NARRATIVE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; STAFF;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 35148847005     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860701261550     Document Type: Article

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