Self-help activities of brain tumour patients and their relatives

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Schroter S ^a   Halatsch, M E ^b   Behnke Mursch, J ^a   Mursch, K ^a  

^a Zentralklinik ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glioma; Internet; Neuro oncology; Self help

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SELF HELP; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 61849144411     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: 14389746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087215     Document Type: Article

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