Early postsurgery experience of prostate cancer patients and spouses.
PURPOSE:The authors describe the experience of men with prostate cancer and their spouses in the early recovery period after surgery. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY:As part of a longitudinal qualitative study, semistructured interviews were held with 34 patients who had prostate cancer and their spouses 8 to...
| Publicado en: | Cancer Practice Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 165 - 172 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul/Aug2000
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