The perceived care needs of breast cancer patients in Korea

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 524-533

  Hwang, Sook Yeon ^a   Park, Byeong Woo ^b  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer patients; Needs; Predictors; Psychosocial morbidity; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KOREA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748291513     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.4.524     Document Type: Article

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