Cancer diagnosis disclosure in a Northern Italian hospital. Report on 312 consecutive cancer patients

Tumori

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-291

  Cavanna, Luigi ^a,b   Anselmi, Elisa ^a   Lazzaro, Antonio ^a   Seghini, Pietro ^a   Di Nunzio, Camilla ^a   Dallanegra, Laura ^a   Monfredo, Michela ^a  

^a Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnosis; Communication of bad news; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 34447578701     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160709300311     Document Type: Article

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