Information sources and professional consultations sought by men newly diagnosed as having prostate cancer

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 243-247

  Schapira, Marilyn M ^a,d   Meade, Cathy D ^b   McAuliffe, Timothy L ^a   Lawrence, William F ^c   Nattinger, Ann B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0033399822     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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