Review of telephone follow-up experience at the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 549-553

  Chow, Edward ^a,b   Fung, Kin Wah ^a   Bradley, Nicole ^a   Davis, Lori ^a   Holden, Lori ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Palliative research; Radiotherapy; Symptom assessment; Telephone follow up

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21644472061     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0707-1     Document Type: Review

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