Psychosocial Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-241

  Penner, Jamie L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; palliative care; psychosocial care; rehabilitative nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DRINKING; EATING; EMPLOYMENT; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH;

BODY IMAGE; DRINKING; EATING; EMPLOYMENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPEECH;

EID: 67650934981     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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