Disappearing floors and second chances: Men's journeys of prostate cancer

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-223

  Hagen, Brad ^a   Grant Kalischuk, Ruth ^a   Sanders, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Men; Prostate cancer; Qualitative study; Symbolic meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649128642     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0603.201     Document Type: Article

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