Health workers' perceptions of psychosocial support services for cancer patients in rural Victoria

Cancer Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-98

  Lee, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA;

EID: 34447503824     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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