Role of a medical social worker in improving quality of life for patients with advanced cancer with a structured multidisciplinary intervention

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 105-119

  Miller, Janis J ^a   Frost, Marlene H ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Huschka, Mashele ^a   Atherton, Pamela ^a   Brown, Paul ^a   Gamble, Gail ^a   Richardson, Jarrett ^a   Hanson, Jean ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Clark, Matthew M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Education; Group intervention; Multidisciplinary; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORKER;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36448946217     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v25n04_07     Document Type: Article

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