Supportive care for taiwanese women with suspected breast cancer during the diagnostic period: Effect on healthcare and support needs

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-592

  Liao, Mei Nan ^a   Chen, Ping Ling ^a   Chen, Miin Fu ^b   Chen, Shin Cheh ^b   Chen, Yi Hua ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949325893     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.585-592     Document Type: Article

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