Long-term experiences after oesophagectomy/gastrectomy for cancer-A focus group study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-52

  Malmström, Marlene ^a,b   Ivarsson, Bodil ^a,b   Johansson, Jan ^a,b   Klefsgård, Rosemarie ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Experiences; Gastrectomy; Long term follow up; Oesophagectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH TUMOR; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877299038     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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