Knowledge, attitude and practices of non-oncologist physicians regarding cancer and palliative care: A multicenter study from Pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-584

  Shaikh, Asim Jamal ^a   Khokhar, Nisar Ahmed ^b   Raza, Sajjad ^c   Kumar, Shiyam ^a   Haider, Ghulam ^a   Haider, Aneeta Ghulam ^d   Muhammad, Rabia ^c   Masood, Nehal ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer knowledge; Pakistan; Palliative care; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAKISTAN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 66149140251     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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