The loneliness of cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 410-411

  Wells, Mary ^a   Kelly, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LONELINESS; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; LONELINESS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 57049089413     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.11.003     Document Type: Editorial

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