Why are some patients in treatment for advanced cancer reluctant to consult their GP?

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-62

  Aabom, Birgit ^a   Pfeiffer, Per ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Chemotherapy; Family practice; Gastrointestinal cancer; Patient doctor relationship; Primary palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOME CARE; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 60749090572     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430802677817     Document Type: Article

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