Evaluation of a tablet PC technology to screen and educate oncology patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-378

  Mark, Tami L ^a   Fortner, Barry ^b,c   Johnson, Gina ^b,c  

^a Thomson Healthcare   (United States)

^b Supportive Oncology Services Incorporated   (United States)

^c Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized screening; Oncology; Quality of life; Symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43449087627     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0312-1     Document Type: Article

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