Advances in how clinical nurses can evaluate and improve quality of life for individuals with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  King, Cynthia R ^a  

^a North Carolina Baptist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGY NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34249022550     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.ONF.S1.5-12     Document Type: Article

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