The impact of cancer and chemotherapy: Perceptual similarities and differences between cancer patients, nurses and physicians

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Mulders, Marco ^a   Vingerhoets, Ad ^a   Breed, Wim ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy side effects; Disease impact; Hair loss; Psycho oncology; Treatment impact

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; NURSES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 43049152787     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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