A qualitative study of the experience of oral cancer among Taiwanese men

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-333

  Hu, Tsun Wen ^a   Cooke, Marie ^a   McCarthy, Alexandra ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Health behaviour; Mouth neoplasms; Piper betle; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOUTH TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 70350708767     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01759.x     Document Type: Article

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