Awareness of disease among Italian cancer patients: Is there a need for further improvement in patient information?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1095-1100

  Ruggeri, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Awareness; Neoplasms psychology; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032869729     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017278918524     Document Type: Article

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