Living experiences of male spouses of patients with metastatic cancer in Taiwan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 255-259

  Lin, Hui Chen ^a   Lin, Wen Chuan ^a   Lee, Tzu Ying ^a   Lin, Hung Ru ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lived experiences; Male spouses; Metastatic cancer; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877109800     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.255     Document Type: Article

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