Meeting patient expectations in the cancer consultation

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 877-882

  Brown, R ^a   Dunn, S ^a   Butow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patient expectation; Physician patient communication; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0030824041     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008213630112     Document Type: Article

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