An information system to support the care for head and neck cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 452-459

  Van Den Brink, Jaap L ^a   Moorman, Peter W ^a   De Boer, Maarten F ^a   Van Bemmel, Jan H ^a   Pruyn, Jean F A ^b,c   Verwoerd, Carel D A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Health and Environmental Issues/IGO   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Continuity of patient care; Head and neck cancer; Social support; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; ELECTRONICS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0038494565     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-002-0425-5     Document Type: Article

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