Nurse led follow-up may be as acceptable and effective as conventional follow-up for people with lung cancer

Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-59

  Moore, S ^c   Corner, J ^a   Haviland, J ^c   Grunfeld, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL CARE; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3142760076     PISSN: 14629410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9410(03)00030-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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