The roles of companions in geriatric patient-interdisciplinary oncology team interactions

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-382

  Ellingson, Laura L ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric team; Interdisciplinary teamwork; Patient companion; Provider patient communication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEMORY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT GUIDANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0036839084     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(02)00071-3     Document Type: Article

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