An exploratory study on the Italian patients' preferences regarding how they would like to be told about their cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1523-1530

  Mauri, Emanuela ^a   Vegni, Elena ^a   Lozza, Edoardo ^b   Parker, Patricia A ^c   Moja, Egidio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bad news; Cancer; Doctor patient communication; Patients' preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 71349086312     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0621-7     Document Type: Article

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