The impact of prostate cancer on partners: A qualitative exploration

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1252-1258

  Wootten, A C ^a,b,c   Abbott, J M ^d   Osborne, D ^b   Austin, D W ^e   Klein, B ^d,f,g   Costello, A J ^a,b,c   Murphy, D G ^b,h  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

^c Australian Prostate Cancer Research   (Australia)

^d SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES;

EID: 84918814571     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3552     Document Type: Article

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