Keeping cancer patients informed: A challenge for nursing

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-49

  Sainio, Carita ^a   Eriksson, Elina ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer patient; Information giving; Meaning of information; Receiving information; Searching for information; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOOD; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037234050     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2002.0218     Document Type: Article

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