Young adults' experiences with cancer: Comments from patients and survivors

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Miedema, Baukje ^a   Easley, Julie ^b   Hamilton, Ryan ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FMTU ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845473040     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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