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Struggles, strengths, and strategies: an ethnographic study exploring the experiences of adolescents living with an ostomy

BACKGROUND: Adolescents with IBD requiring ostomy surgery experience perioperative needs that may exceed those of patients experiencing other major abdominal surgery [1]. This procedure requires ongoing and vigilant daily care and management. Gastrointestinal symptoms and complications impose psycho...

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Autores principales: Nicholas, David B, Swan, Sylvia R, Gerstle, Ted J, Allan, Theresa, Griffiths, Anne Marie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19091104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-6-114