Positive personal changes in the aftermath of head and neck cancer diagnosis: A qualitative study in patients and their spouses

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-520

  Ruf, Michelle ^a   Büchi, Stefan ^a   Moergeli, Hanspeter ^a   Zwahlen, Roger A ^a   Jenewein, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Head and neck cancer; Posttraumatic growth; Qualitative study; Spouse

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES;

EID: 65649115853     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21000     Document Type: Article

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