Women's use of resources in decision-making for early-stage breast cancer: Results of a community-based survey

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 564-569

  Smitt, Melanie C ^a   Heltzel, Marianne ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Washington Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation; Decision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031243768     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02305537     Document Type: Review

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