'Listening to Patients': What is the value of age-appropriate care to teenagers and young adults with cancer?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-151

  Marris, S ^a   Morgan, S ^b   Stark, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Care; Satisfaction; Specialised

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551493761     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01186.x     Document Type: Review

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