Transitional experiences of women with breast cancer within the first year following diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1969-1976

  McCann, Lisa ^a   Illingworth, Nicola ^a   Wengström, Yvonne ^a   Hubbard, Gill ^a   Kearney, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biographical disruption; Breast cancer; Embodiment; Experiences; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 77955951404     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03134.x     Document Type: Article

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