Caring about women and cancer (CAWAC): A European survey of the perspectives and experiences of women with female cancers

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1667-1675

  Veronesi, U ^a   Von Kleist, S ^b   Redmond, K ^c   Costa, A ^d   Delvaux, N ^e   Freilich, G ^f   Glaus, A ^g   Hudson, T ^h   McVie, J G ⁱ   Macnamara, C ^j   Meunier, F ^k   Pecorelli, S ^a   Serin, D ^l  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Belgian Society of Oncology Nursing   (Belgium)

^d EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^e ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Tumor Center ZeTuP   (Switzerland)

^h UICC   (Switzerland)

ⁱ IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^j European Union   (Belgium)

^k Europ Organisation Res Treatm C   (Belgium)

^l INSTITUT SAINTE CATHERINE   (France)

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Author keywords

Cancer services; Female cancers; Patient attitudes; Patient support; Patient survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033391953     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00170-7     Document Type: Article

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