Routine follow-up after treatment for ovarian cancer in the United Kingdom (UK): Patient and health professional views

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Lydon, Anne ^a   Beaver, Kinta ^a   Newbery, Carol ^b   Wray, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Health professionals' perceptions Service provision; Ovarian cancer; Patient perceptions

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTERCARE; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70449707785     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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