One-to-one volunteer support programs for people with cancer: A review of the literature

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-24

  Macvean, Michelle L ^a   White, Victoria M ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Review; Support programs; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CINAHL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOLUNTEER;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 37149006226     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.08.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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