Physicians' and patients' views of cancer care by family physicians: A report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network

Family Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-131

  Hickner, John ^a   Kent, Suzanne ^b   Naragon, Phyllis ^c   Hunt, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847349007     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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