Can the caregiver replace his/her elderly cancer patient in the physician-patient line of communication?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1157-1162

  Giacalone, Annalisa ^a   Talamini, Renato ^a   Spina, Michele ^a   Fratino, Lucia ^a   Spazzapan, Simon ^a   Tirelli, Umberto ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregiver; Elderly patients; Informational needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ITALY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 51649114064     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0406-4     Document Type: Article

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