The decision to have a prosthesis: A qualitative study of men with testicular cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 654-664

  Chapple, Alison ^a   McPherson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SELF CONCEPT; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4544290092     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.787     Document Type: Article

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