In a unique position or squeezed out? the professional roles of general practitioners in cancer care in general and of young adult cancer patients in particular

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-330

  Hølge Hazelton, Bibi ^a,b   Christensen, Inge ^a  

^a Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949093157     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902997407     Document Type: Article

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