A preliminary study of patients' perceptions of routine follow-up after treatment for breast cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 138-145

  Pennery, Emma ^a   Mallet, Jane ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Follow up; Patient perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034259751     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2000.0092     Document Type: Article

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