Oncology health care professionals' attitudes to cancer: A professional concern

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Kearney, N ^a   Miller, M ^a   Paul, J ^b   Smith, K ^b   Rice, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cancer; Health care professionals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0037249394     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdg018     Document Type: Article

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