Information needs of cancer patients in west Scotland: Cross sectional survey of patients' views

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7059, 1996, Pages 724-726

  Meredith, Catherine ^a   Symonds, Paul ^b   Webster, Lorraine ^b   Lamont, Douglas ^c   Pyper, Elspeth ^b   Gillis, Charles R ^c   Fallowfield, Lesley ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029746032     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7059.724     Document Type: Article

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