Cancer patients' satisfaction with communication, information and quality of care in a UK region

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Davidson, R ^a,c   Mills, M E ^b  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnosis; Communication; Information giving; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 14644419004     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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