Medically related legal needs and quality of life in cancer care: A structural analysis

Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2600-2606

  Zevon, Michael A ^a   Schwabish, Stephen ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Rodabaugh, Kerry J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping; Legal needs; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250162488     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22682     Document Type: Article

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