Assessing the perceived needs of patients attending an outpatient melanoma clinic

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 101-118

  Bonevski, Billie ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^b   Hersey, Peter ^c   Paul, Christine ^d   Foot, Glenda ^b  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Newcastle Melanoma Unit   (Australia)

^d CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health needs; Interpersonal communication needs; Melanoma; Patient care needs; Physical needs; Psychological needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033305559     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v17n03_06     Document Type: Article

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