Psychosocial care of cancer patients-international differences in definition, healthcare structures, and therapeutic approaches

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 579-588

  Mehnert, Anja ^a   Koch, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

International survey; Psychosocial care; Psychosocial oncology

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 22844436523     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0779-6     Document Type: Review

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