Informing and involving cancer patients in their own care

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 629-637

  Jefford, Michael ^a,c   Tattersall, Martin H N ^b  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TAPE RECORDER; TELEPHONE; VIDEORECORDING; WRITING;

EID: 0036797749     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(02)00877-X     Document Type: Review

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