Patient-physician communication concerning participation in cancer chemotherapy trials

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 328-332

  Sorensen J B ^a   Rossel, P ^b   Holm, S ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Chemotherapy; Experimental treatment; Physician patient communication; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CLINICAL TRIALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 1342301551     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601524     Document Type: Article

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