Does emotional support influence survival? Findings from a longitudinal study of patients with advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 295-302

  Burns, Catherine M ^a,b,c   Craft, Paul S ^a   Roder, David M ^c  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Emotional support; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVAL;

EID: 18744367829     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0722-2     Document Type: Article

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