Breast cancer survivors' perspectives of care practices in Western and alternative medicine

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 494-500

  Wanchai, Ausanee ^a,b   Armer, Jane M ^b   Stewart, Bob R ^b  

^a Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 77957673567     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.494-500     Document Type: Article

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