What are the information priorities for cancer patients involved in treatment decisions? An experienced surrogate study in Hodgkin's disease

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-227

  Turner, S ^a   Maher, E J ^a   Young, T ^a   Young, J ^a   Hudson, G Vaughan ^b  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hodgkin's disease; Information; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030053573     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.39     Document Type: Article

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