Assessing patients' needs and preferences in the management of advanced colorectal cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 5-7

  Redmond, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Clinical decisions; Information; Palliative chemotherapy; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; RALTITREXED;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; ATTITUDE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031935179     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.419     Document Type: Article

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