Illness awareness in terminal cancer patients: An Italian study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-359

  Corli, Oscar ^a   Apolone, G ^a   Pizzuto, M ^b   Cesaris, L ^b   Cozzolino, A ^b   Orsi, L ^c   Enterri, L ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Palliative Care Unit   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Illness awareness; Information; Prognosis; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 65949110583     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308100772     Document Type: Article

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