Younger and older women's concerns about menopause after breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 785-794

  Anderson, D J ^a   Yates, P ^a   McCarthy, A ^a   Lang, C P ^a   Hargraves, M ^b   McCarthy, N ^b   Porter Steele, J ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Haematology and Oncology Clinics of Australia   (Australia)

^c WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Menopausal symptoms; Qualitative study; Young breast cancer survivor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80054091095     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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