Comparing urban and rural young adult cancer survivors' experiences: A qualitative study

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Miedema, B ^a   Easley, J K E ^a   Robinson, L M ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Rural urban; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; URBAN POPULATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877905649     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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