Understanding the concept of uncertainty in patients with indolent lymphoma

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Elphee, Erin Elizabeth ^a  

^a Malignant Hematology and Lymphoma Disease Site Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 45849103871     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.449-454     Document Type: Article

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