The communication goals and needs of cancer patients: A review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 846-847

  Butow, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAPE RECORDER; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 27144456792     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.968     Document Type: Review

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