Who visits mobile UK services providing cancer information and support in the community?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-226

  Foster, C ^a   Scott, I ^a   Addington Hall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Community; Information; Mobile; Services; Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76949108182     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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