Cancer patients' view on rehabilitation and quality of life: A programme audit: Original article

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-297

  Korstjens, I ^a   Mesters, I ^a   Gijsen, B ^b   Van Den Borne, B ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Cancer; Exercise; Patient education; Psychological; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 42449131451     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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