What prostate cancer patients should know: Variation in professionals' opinions

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-123

  Feldman Stewart, Deb ^a   Brundage, Michael D ^a   Hayter, Charles ^a   Groome, Patti ^a   Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Downes, Heather ^a   MacKillop, William J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Professionals' opinions; Prostate cancer patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032416239     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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