Patient preferences for chemotherapy schedules used in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer - A pilot study

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-294

  Topham, Clare ^a   Moore, Judith ^a  

^a St Luke's Hospital Guildford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Patients' perceptions; Raltitrexed; Tomudex

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0031307611     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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