Balancing demands of cancer surveillance among survivors of among thyroid cancer

Cancer Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-295

  Dow, Karen Hassey ^a   Ferrell, Betty R ^b   Anello, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Quality of life; Survivorship; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THYROID CANCER;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031417528     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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