Information needs of women during early treatment for breast cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Graydon, Jane E ^d   Galloway, Susan ^a   Palmer Wickham, Sherrol ^b   Harrison, Dianne ^e   Rich Van Der Bij, Louanne ^a   West, Pamela ^e   Burlein Hall, Stephanie ^e   Evans Boyden, Barbara ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^c Seneca Comm Coll Cont Educ Prog   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Information need; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031181220     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026059.x     Document Type: Article

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