Cancer patients' awareness about their diagnosis: A population-based study

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-317

  Nord, Carina ^a   Mykletun, A ^b   Fossa S D ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Awareness; Cancer diagnosis; Population based survey

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AWARENESS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0842333982     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg076     Document Type: Article

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