The Meaning of Survivorship as Defined by African American Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 277-285

  Davis, Claudia M ^a   Myers, Hector F ^b   Nyamathi, Adeline M ^c   Lewis, MaryAnn ^c   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; altruism; breast cancer survivors; identity; resilience; spirituality; survivorship; thriving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84975764570     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659614561678     Document Type: Article

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