The relationship between the information-seeking behaviours and information needs of partners of men with prostate cancer: A pilot study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-261

  Rees, Charlotte E ^a,b   Sheard, Charlotte E ^a   Echlin, Kezia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information needs; Information seeking behaviours; Partners; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037334506     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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