Experiences and expectations of patients after oesophageal cancer surgery: An explorative study

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 324-332

  Verschuur, E M L ^a   Steyerberg, E W ^a   Kuipers, E J ^a   Essink Bot, M L ^a   Tran, K T C ^a   Van Der Gaast, A ^a   Tilanus, H W ^a   Siersema, P D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expected care; Experienced problems; Explorative study; Nurses; Oesophagectomy; Patients' experiences

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33748518206     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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