Quality of Life Assessments in Clinical Practice

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-17

  Varricchio, Claudette G ^a   Ferrans, Carol Estwing ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

clinical applications; clinical practice; clinical significance; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 75749111683     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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