Self-care strategies for the management of bowel symptoms following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Landers, Margaret ^a   Savage, Eileen ^a   McCarthy, Geraldine ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR; SELF CARE;

ANAL CANAL; HUMANS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SELF CARE;

EID: 82455174242     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.E105-E113     Document Type: Article

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