Perceived needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer: Rural versus urban location

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-173

  Girgis, Afaf ^a   Boyes, Allison ^b   Sanson Fisher, Rob W ^a   Burrows, Sally ^c  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b Centre for Health Research & Psycho oncology CHeRP   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0033993798     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2000.tb00137.x     Document Type: Article

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