Piloting a needs assessment to guide development of a survivorship program for a community cancer center

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-508

  Schlairet, Maura ^a   Heddon, Mary Ann ^c   Griffis, Martha ^b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Georgia Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77957672747     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.501-508     Document Type: Article

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