Race and lung cancer surgery-a qualitative analysis of relevant beliefs and management preferences

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 740-748

  George, Maureen ^a   Margolis, Mitchell L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG TUMOR; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 78650568500     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.740-748     Document Type: Article

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