Information preferences of women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 543-550

  Cowan, C ^a   Hoskins, R ^b  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Patient information

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY;

EID: 35348995488     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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