Cancer information: A cost-effective intervention

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1587-1591

  Mossman, J ^a   Boudioni, M ^a   Slevin, M L ^b  

^a CancerBACUP   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Emotional support; Information; Patient satisfaction; Psychosocial; Telephone information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0032884688     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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