Caring for families of people with cancer evidence and interventions

Cancer Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Kristjanson, Linda J ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREGIVER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 11144324377     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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