The symptom recognition and help-seeking experiences of men in Australia with testicular cancer: A qualitative study

Qualitative Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-59

  Carbone, Stephen ^a   Walker, Gordon Arthur ^b   Burney, Susan ^b   Newton, Fiona ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Masculinity; Qualitative; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349734564     PISSN: 14439883     EISSN: 14480980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3316/QRJ0901043     Document Type: Article

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