Overprotective caregivers of elderly cancer patients: A case report

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Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 362-363

  Basso, Umberto ^a,b   Brunello, Antonella ^a   Magro, Cristina ^a   Favaretto, Adolfo ^a   Monfardini, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; Elderly; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GEFITINIB; GEMCITABINE; OSMOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAUGHTER; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRUST;

EID: 33749536606     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160609200420     Document Type: Article

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