Information needs and decisional preferences among women with ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-361

  Stewart, D E ^a,b,c   Wong, F ^a   Cheung, A M ^a,c   Dancey, J ^a,c   Meana, M ^a,d   Cameron, J I ^a   McAndrews, M P ^a   Bunston, T ^a,b   Murphy, J ^b   Rosen, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Education; Information; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034043942     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5799     Document Type: Article

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