Breast reconstructive surgery in medically underserved women with breast cancer: The role of patient-physician communication

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4819-4827

  Maly, Rose C ^a   Liu, Yihang ^a   Kwong, Elaine ^a   Thind, Amardeep ^b   Diamant, Allison L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast reconstructive surgery; Health disparities; Medically underserved; Physician patient communication; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POVERTY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70350111178     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24510     Document Type: Article

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