Involving patients in treatment decisions: Can we learn from clinical trials?

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 328-332

  Sharma, R A ^a,c   Symonds, R P ^a   O'Byrne, K J ^a   Cheater, F ^b   Abrams, K R ^c   Steward, W P ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Patient information; Patient involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBALIZATION; WRITING;

EID: 0034764570     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2001.9283     Document Type: Article

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