Advanced cancer: Emergence of a new survivor population

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 144-150

  Haylock, Pamela J ^a  

^a Association for Vascular Access   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Cancer survivors; Emerging survivor population; Health policy; Living with cancer; Treatment for advanced cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; SURVIVORS; ONCOLOGY NURSING;

EID: 77955077953     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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