Overcoming challenges: Life with an ostomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 640-645

  Popek, Sarah ^a   Grant, Marcia ^a   Gemmill, Robin ^a   Wendel, Christopher S ^a   Mohler, M Jane ^a   Rawl, Susan M ^a   Baldwin, Carol M ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a   Schmidt, C Max ^a   Krouse, Robert S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Colostomy; Coping; Quality of life; Stoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; VETERAN;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 78149299023     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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