Understanding Canadian Punjabi-speaking South Asian women's experience of breast cancer: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-276

  Gurm, Balbir Kaur ^a   Stephen, Joanne ^b   MacKenzie, Gina ^b   Doll, Richard ^b   Barroetavena, Maria Cristina ^b,c   Cadell, Susan ^d  

^a KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Punjabi speaking South Asian women; Qualitative research; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 38049081553     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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