Improving supportive care for women with breast cancer in Australia: The challenge of modifying health systems

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 521-531

  Redman, Sally ^a   Turner, Jane ^b   Davis, Cindy ^c  

^a National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0042695818     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.690     Document Type: Review

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