The impact of total laryngectomy: The patient's perspective

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Noonan, Brendan J ^a   Hegarty, Josephine ^b  

^a SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 77955293528     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.293-301     Document Type: Article

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