Older women in appalachia: Experiences with gynecological cancer

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1024-1034

  Allen, Katherine R ^a   Roberto, Karen A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Cancer survivorship; Gynecological cancer; Middle aged; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84920942685     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt095     Document Type: Article

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