Patients and carer experiences of care provision after a diagnosis of lung cancer in Scotland

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-332

  Krishnasamy, Meinir ^a   Wells, Mary ^b   Wilkie, Erna ^b  

^a Hospice in the Weald   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Supportive care; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847130528     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0129-3     Document Type: Article

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