Feasibility of using a computer-assisted intervention to enhance the way women with breast cancer communicate with their physicians

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-424

  Davison, B Joyce ^a,c   Degner, Lesley F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer intervention; Decision making; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANADA; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036894569     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200212000-00001     Document Type: Article

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