Reassurance and the anxious cancer patient

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 893-899

  Stark, D ^a   Kiely, M ^a   Smith, A ^a   Morley, S ^b   Selby, P ^a   House, A ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Health anxiety; Reassurance; Remission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGRESSION; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4644353020     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602077     Document Type: Article

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