Rectal cancer patients from rural areas in northern Sweden report more pain and problems with stoma care than those from urban areas
Introduction: Having a stoma after bowel surgery is associated with inferior quality of life (QoL). The county of Västerbotten in Sweden is a large and sparsely populated area. Competence regarding stoma-related problems is restricted to hospital-based stoma nurses and surgeons. Patien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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James Cook University
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Rural and Remote Health |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/5471/ |