Internet health resources and the cancer patient

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-207

  Huang, George J ^a   Penson, David F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health information; Internet

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 38949094183     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: 15324192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07357900701566197     Document Type: Review

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