Implications of treatment on body image and quality of life

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 290-299

  Harrington, Joanne M ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Prostate cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 80055099458     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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