'My wig has been my journey's companion': Perceived effects of an aesthetic care programme for Italian women suffering from chemotherapy-induced alopecia

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 650-660

  Zannini, L ^a   Verderame, F ^b   Cucchiara, G ^b   Zinna, B ^b   Alba, A ^b   Ferrara, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori (LILT)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Caring; Chemotherapy induced alopecia; Hair loss; Psychosocial programmes interventions; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; ITALY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865195770     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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