Cancer patient education in Iran: A descriptive study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-173

  Montazeri, Ali ^a   Vahdani, Mariam ^a   Haji Mahmoodi, Mehregan ^a   Jarvandi, Soghra ^a   Ebrahimi, Mandana ^a  

^a Iranian Center for Breast Cancer   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer communication; Cancer disclosure; Cancer information; Iran; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036937006     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-001-0315-2     Document Type: Article

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