Tak tent: Studies conducted in a cancer support group

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 118-125

  Montazeri, Ali ^a,c   Gillis, Charles R ^b   McEwen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer support group; Concerns; Needs assessment; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030899230     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050052     Document Type: Article

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