Nurse-led follow-up on demand or by a physician after breast cancer surgery: A randomised study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Koinberg, Inga Lill ^a,b,c   Fridlund, B ^b,d   Engholm, G B ^e   Holmberg, L ^f  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; TIME; WELLBEING;

EID: 3042569155     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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