Striking the right balance: A qualitative pilot study examining the role of information on the development of expectations in patients treated for head and neck cancer

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-193

  Llewellyn, Carrie D ^a,b   McGurk, M ^a   Weinman, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Expectations; Head and neck; Information; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18644368077     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850042000326593     Document Type: Article

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