Living with a pituitary tumour: A narrative analysis

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-176

  Simpson, Jane ^a   Heath, James ^a   Wall, Gemma ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

narrative; pituitary tumour; psychology; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84890440880     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.840784     Document Type: Article

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