The experience of food, eating and meals following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 1034-1043

  Ottosson, Sandra ^a   Laurell, Göran ^a,b   Olsson, Cecilia ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Eating; Food; Head and neck cancer; Lived experience; Meals; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY;

AGED; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84875036907     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12151     Document Type: Article

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