Meeting the information needs of women with breast cancer: Piloting a nurse-led intervention

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 378-390

  Beaver, Kinta ^a   Twomey, Mary ^a   Witham, Gary ^b   Foy, Sharon ^b   Luker, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Follow up; Information needs; Interviews; Nursing intervention; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 33751395657     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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