Physical access barriers to care for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women with mobility impairments

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-717

  Lezzoni, Lisa I ^a,b   Kilbridge, Kerry ^b,c   Park, Elyse R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78650526669     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.711-717     Document Type: Article

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