Toward advocacy in cancer care for older adults: Survivors have cautious personal actions but bold advice for others

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages s269-s271

  Kahana, Eva ^a   Kahana, Boaz ^b   Kelley Moore, Jessica ^a   Adams, Scott A ^a   Hammel, Rachel ^a   Kulle, Diana ^a   Brown, Jane A ^a   King, Cathie ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Consumerism; Coping with illness; Health communication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 72049111514     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02509.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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