The impact of communication on cancer risk, incidence, morbidity, mortality, and quality of life

Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Kreps, Gary L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038651986     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1502_4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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