The new standard of quality cancer care: Integrating the psychosocial aspects in routine cancer from diagnosis through survivorship

Cancer Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 425-428

  Holland, Jimmie ^a   Weiss, Talia ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Psychosocial; Quality cancer care; Quality of life; Standards of care; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 58149213773     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31818d8934     Document Type: Article

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