“Living with radiotherapy”: The experiences of women with breast cancer

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-25

  Johnson, Jan ^a  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast cancer; Experience; phenomenology; qualitative; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007979462     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396999000047     Document Type: Article

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