Communication between breast cancer patients and their physicians about breast-related body image issues

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 101-105

  Cohen, Mallory ^a   Anderson, Rebecca C ^a   Jensik, Kathleen ^b   Xiang, Qun ^d   Pruszynski, Jessica ^c   Walker, Alonzo P ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Medical College   (United States)

^c Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^d Division of Biostatistics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84865757319     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e3182650994     Document Type: Article

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