The impact of diagnosis on cervical and endometrial cancer patients and their spouses

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 513-519

  Lalos, A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Communicating diagnosis; Endometrial cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; TELEPHONE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030668132     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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