Supportive care needs of women with gynecologic cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-291

  Steele, Rose ^a   Fitch, Margaret I ^b  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Desire for assistance; Gynecologic cancer; Supportive care needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPIRITUAL CARE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 56049112807     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305743.64452.30     Document Type: Article

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