Social disconnection in African American women with breast cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Heiney, Sue P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Breast cancer; Social disconnection; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CATHEXIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISCONNECTION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TABOO;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BREAST CANCER; SOCIAL DISCONNECTION; WOMEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHEXIS; CULTURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TABOO;

EID: 84892588329     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.E28-E34     Document Type: Article

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