Need for appropriate written information for patients, with particular reference to head and neck cancer

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 585-593

  Semple, Cherith J ^a,c   McGowan, Brian ^b  

^a SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative decision making; Head and neck cancer; Patient information; Readability; Written information

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING; WRITING;

COMMUNICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS; WRITING;

EID: 0036717921     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00641.x     Document Type: Review

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