Accommodation for patients and carers during relocation for treatment for leukaemia: A descriptive profile

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-10

  McGrath, Pam ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Leukaemia; Psychosocial research; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0032996765     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050215     Document Type: Article

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