Beyond diagnosis: Subjective theories of illness in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Hematology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-13

  Koehler, Michael ^a   Koehler, Katharina ^a   Koenigsmann, Michael ^a,b   Kreutzmann, Nicole ^a   Fischer, Thomas ^a   Frommer, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b Specialty Practice for Hematology and Oncology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Coping; Psycho oncology; Qualitative research; Theories of illness

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CYTARABINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551693891     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/102453311X12902908411599     Document Type: Article

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