How cancer survivors experience their changed body encountering others

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-159

  Rasmussen, Dorte Malig ^a   Hansen, Helle Ploug ^a   Elverdam, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Appearance; Body; Cancer survivors; Lived experience; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77249152162     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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