Individual face-to-face support and quality of life in patients with breast cancer

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 396-410

  Salonen, Päivi ^a   Tarkka, Marja Terttu ^b   Kellokumpu Lehtinen, Pirkko Liisa ^b   Koivisto, Anna Maija ^b   Åstedt Kurki, Päivi ^b   Kaunonen, Marja ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Face to face intervention; Quality of life; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960688722     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01948.x     Document Type: Article

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