Responding to rising cancer caseloads: Family physician learning needs and challenges in cancer care

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-161

  Sargeant, Joan ^a   Murray, Anne ^d   Gray, Jean ^b   Ferrier, Suzanne ^a   Barnard, Dorothy ^c   Padmos, Andrew ^d   Loney, Elaine ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Medical Education   (Canada)

^c Hematology Oncology IWK Health center   (Canada)

^d Cancer Care Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^e Clinical Research Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOVA SCOTIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 24144497726     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2003_9     Document Type: Article

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