Cancer informational support and health care service use among individuals newly diagnosed: A mixed methods approach

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-359

  Dubois, Sylvie ^a   Loiselle, Carmen G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health care service use; Informational support; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; TELECONSULTATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 62849086153     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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