External breast prostheses in post-mastectomy care: Women's qualitative accounts

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-71

  Gallagher, P ^a   Buckmaster, A ^a   O'Carroll, S ^b   Kiernan, G ^b   Geraghty, J ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b Irish Cancer Society   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; External breast prosthesis; Oncology; Post mastectomy; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; CLOTHING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLOTHING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 73149098934     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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