Acute leukaemia in adults: Researching the patient's perspective

Leukemia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-207

  Koenigsmann, Michael ^a   Koehler, M ^a   Franke, A ^a   Frommer, J ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ANXIETY; CANCER MORTALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 31444457098     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404005     Document Type: Editorial

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