Evaluation and impact of promotion of a cancer helpline to cancer patients through their specialists

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Broadstock, Marita J ^a   Hill, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer helpline; Doctor patient communication; Information seeking; Patient education; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADVERTISING; COMMUNICATION; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030726084     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(97)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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