The state of the science: Informing choices across the cancer journey with public health mechanisms and decision processes

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Street, Annette F ^a   Horey, Dell ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 76649113762     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841860903418532     Document Type: Review

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