Living the experience of breast cancer treatment: The younger women's perspective

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Coyne, Elisabeth ^a   Borbasi, Sally ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Qualitative; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649876424     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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