Information and support for women following the primary treatment of breast cancer

Health Expectations

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-301

  Raupach, Jane C A ^a,b,c   Hiller, Janet E ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Consumers; Health care; Information; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0036897764     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1369-6513.2002.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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