Chemotherapy in the community: What do patients want?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Pace, E ^b   Dennison, S ^b   Morris, J ^a   Barton, A ^c   Pritchard, C ^c   Rule, S A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Peninsula Research and Development Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Community; Cost; Outreach; Patient preference; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61349195349     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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