Reports of information and support needs of daughters and sisters of women with breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-90

  Chalmers, Karen ^a   Marles, S ^b   Tataryn, D ^a   Scott Findlay, S ^c   Serfas, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Needs; Primary relatives; Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; PILOT STUDY; POSTAL MAIL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SUPPORT GROUP; VALIDATION PROCESS; BREAST TUMOR; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037361091     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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