A doctor close at hand: How GPs view their role in cancer care

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Johansen, May Lill ^a   Holtedahl, Knut Arne ^a   Rudebeck, Carl Edvard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family practice; Neoplasms; Primary health care; Professional role; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; NORWAY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78649310428     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.526792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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