International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 946-956 , August 2010

Restoring embodied control following surgical treatment for colorectal cancer: A longitudinal qualitative study

  • Claire Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Kings College, London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Burdett Institute, St Marks’ Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Alison Richardson

      Affiliations

    • Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of University, Southampton General Hospital, Mailpoint 11, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Sarah Cowley

      Affiliations

    • Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, United Kingdom

Received 2 February 2009 ,Revised 17 December 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 946-956 , August 2010

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