Information to cancer patients: A questionnaire survey in three different geographical areas in Italy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 869-877

  Bracci, R ^a   Zanon, E ^b   Cellerino, R ^a   Gesuita, R ^a   Puglisi, F ^b   Aprile, G ^b   Barbieri, V ^c   Misuraca, D ^c   Venuta, S ^c   Carle, F ^a   Piga, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Diagnosis; Information; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 48349099921     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0375-z     Document Type: Article

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