A qualitative comparison of women's attitudes toward hysterectomy and myomectomy

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 728-742

  Askew, Julie ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; UTERUS CANCER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349237258     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903018427     Document Type: Article

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