Narrative research: A review of methodology and relevance to clinical practice

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Overcash, Janine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical narratives; Illness narratives; Narrative research

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT CANCER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242320965     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2003.04.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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