The nurse's relationship-based perceptions of patient quality of life

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages E118-E126

  King, Cynthia R ^a   Hinds, Pamela ^b   Dow, Karen Hassey ^c   Schum, Lisa ^b   Lee, Catherine ^b,d  

^a St Jude Children's Research Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036836239     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/02.ONF.E118-E126     Document Type: Review

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