Experiencing positive change after a diagnosis of breast cancer: A grounded theory analysis

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1116-1125

  Horgan, Olga ^a   Holcombe, Chris ^b   Salmon, Peter ^c  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast cancer; oncology; positive; qualitative; trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MASTECTOMY; NEUROPATHY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053375612     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1825     Document Type: Article

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