Truth disclosure of cancer diagnoses and its influence on bereaved Japanese families

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 396-403

  Mizuno, Michiyo ^a   Onishi, Chiemi ^a   Ouishi, Fumiko ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL NURSING UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bereaved; Cancer diagnosis; Japanese families; Lung cancer; Truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036787834     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200210000-00011     Document Type: Article

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