Information for the radiotherapy patient

Radiography

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Bakker, Monique ^a   Weug, Dianne ^a   Crommelin, Mariad ^a   Lybeert, Marnix ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education programme; Information transfer; Informational need; Questionnaires; Tailored information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033048712     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(99)90037-8     Document Type: Article

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