Barriers to effective communication across the primary/secondary interface: Examples from the ovarian cancer patient journey (a qualitative study)

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-366

  Farquhar, M C ^a   Barclay, S I G ^b   Earl, H ^c   Grande, G E ^d   Emery, J ^e   Crawford, R A F ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Ovarian cancer; Primary secondary interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TIME; WRITING;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CORRESPONDENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUSAL TO TREAT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29044443322     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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