Restoring embodied control following surgical treatment for colorectal cancer: A longitudinal qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 946-956

  Taylor, Claire ^a   Richardson, Alison ^b   Cowley, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Embodiment; Grounded theory; Recovery; Surgery; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 77953622550     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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