Gamma Knife patients' experience: Lessons learned from a qualitative study

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 387-392

  Clifford, Wendy ^a   Sharpe, Heather ^a   Khu, Kathleen Joy ^a   Cusimano, Michael ^a   Knifed, Eva ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Qualitative research; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 65249118316     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9830-7     Document Type: Article

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