Clinical encounter experiences of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Lee, Edwin W C ^a   Twinn, Sheila ^b   Moore, Ann P ^c   Jones, Mark P ^c   Leung, S F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care experience; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Qualitative study; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CANCER REHABILITATION; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOLISTIC CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 39049168536     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735407313448     Document Type: Article

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