The origins of blood-injection fear/phobia in cancer patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy

Behaviour Change

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 212-219

  Carey, Catherine L ^a   Harris, Lynne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJURY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT CODING; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 33645339509     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.22.4.212     Document Type: Article

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