Psychosocial aspects of breast cancer treatment in Accra, Ghana

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 348-353

  Clegg Lamptey, J N A ^a   Dakubo, J C B ^b   Attobra, Y N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEAR; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952395347     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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