Follow-up of patients with haematological malignancies and their families in regional, rural and remote queensland: The GPs' perspective

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-204

  McGrath, P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Haematological malignancies; Psychosocial; Regional, rural and remote; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFTERCARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035036457     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000174     Document Type: Article

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