Self-management strategies adopted by breast cancer survivors to improve their adherence to tamoxifen

Breast Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-391

  Sarradon Eck, Aline ^a   Pellegrini, Isabelle ^a,b   Largillier, Rémy ^c   Duran, Ségolène ^d   Tallet, Agnès ^d   Tarpin, Carole ^d   Julian Reynier, Claire ^a,b,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^c CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^d INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 84863720390     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2012.01258.x     Document Type: Letter

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