Exploring women's experiences of TRAM flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-88

  Hill, Olivia ^a   White, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL FLAPS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38849124397     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.81-88     Document Type: Article

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