Voices from the shadows: Living with lymphedema

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ridner, Sheila H ^a   Bonner, Candace M ^a   Deng, Jie ^a   Sinclair, Vaughn G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer treatment; Late effects; Lymphedema; Marginalization; Psychosocial stress; Qualitative research; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84857035627     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31821404c0     Document Type: Article

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