Communicating breast cancer treatment complication risks: When words are likely to fail

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Graham, Peter H ^a   Martin, Rowena M ^a,b   Browne, Lois H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Informed consent; Patient preference; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 70350100533     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2009.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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