Men's reflections on participating in cancer rehabilitation: A systematic review of qualitative studies 2000-2013

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-172

  Handberg, C ^a,b   Nielsen, C V ^b   Lomborg, K ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gender; Male; Qualitative research; Rehabilitation; Review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETURN TO WORK;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETURN TO WORK;

EID: 84894782767     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12131     Document Type: Review

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