Performance care practices in complementary and alternative medicine by Thai breast cancer survivors: An ethnonursing study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-344

  Wanchai, Ausanee ^a   Armer, Jane M ^b   Stewart, Bob R ^b  

^a Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Breast cancer; Complementary medicine; Ethnonursing; Self care; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; SELF CARE; SURVIVOR; THAILAND;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SURVIVORS; TAPE RECORDING; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866003134     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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