Modes of embodiment in breast cancer patients using complementary and alternative medicine

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1497-1512

  Salamonsen, Anita ^a   Kruse, Tove ^b   Eriksen, Sissel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cancer, breast; embodiment bodily experiences; health care, alternative and complementary; illness and disease, experiences; knowledge construction; safety, patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84866975970     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312457077     Document Type: Article

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