Biopsychosocial functioning of women after mastectomy

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 613-619

  Skrzypulec, Violetta ^a   Tobor, Ewa ^a   Drosdzol, Agnieszka ^a   Nowosielski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Depression; Psychological well being; Quality of life; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58349090723     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02476.x     Document Type: Article

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