Late effects of treatment for long-term cancer survivors: Qualitative analysis of an online support group

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Klemm, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet support; Late effects; Long term cancer survivors; Online support

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; NEOPLASM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; SURVIVOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 37349110008     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCN.0000304753.41493.f4     Document Type: Article

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