Effect of supportive care on the anxiety of women with suspected breast cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-59

  Liao, Mei Nan ^a,b   Chen, Ping Ling ^b   Chen, Miin Fu ^c   Chen, Shin Cheh ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Diagnostic period; Nursing; Supportive care; Suspected breast cancer; Women psychological needs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 72249088980     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05139.x     Document Type: Article

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