Changed men: The embodied impact of prostate cancer

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-163

  Kelly, Daniel ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Death and dying; Embodiment bodily experiences; Experiences; Illness and disease; Men's health; Psychosocial aspects; Recovery; Sexual health; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; DYING; ETHNOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 58649116487     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308328067     Document Type: Article

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