Supportive care provided by physicians and nurses to women with breast cancer: Results from a population-based survey

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 647-652

  Gray, Ross E ^a   Goel, Vivek ^b   Fitch, Margaret I ^a   Franssen, Edmee ^a   Labrecque, Manon ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; PhysiciansNurses; Supportive care; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036936549     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-002-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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