Changes and challenges to patients' lifestyle patterns following treatment for head and neck cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-93

  Semple, Cherith Jane ^a   Dunwoody, Lynn ^b   George Kernohan, William ^b   McCaughan, Eilis ^b   Sullivan, Kate ^c  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Interviews; Lifestyle; Nursing; Posttreatment; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 45349102673     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04698.x     Document Type: Article

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