Continuity of care for advanced cancer patients

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Dumont, Isabelle ^a   Dumont, Serge ^a   Turgeon, Jean ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEAR; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 17444428939     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970502100108     Document Type: Review

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