Adults with intellectual disabilities affected by cancer: Critical challenges for the involvement agenda

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Forbat, L ^a   McCann, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engagement; Intellectual disability; Involvement; Participative research; Paternalism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149087258     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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