Breast cancer survivors: Information and support after treatment

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-293

  Cappiello, Michelle ^a   Cunningham, Regina S ^b   Tish Knobf, M ^c   Erdos, Diane ^a  

^a YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Information needs; Survivor care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35448956525     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773807306553     Document Type: Article

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