Patient or treatment centre? Where are efforts invested to improve cancer patients' psychosocial outcomes?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-162

  Carey, M L ^a   Clinton Mcharg, T ^a   Sanson Fisher, R W ^a   Campbell, S ^b   Douglas, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psychological; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Systems

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER CENTER; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANXIETY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79551499871     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01211.x     Document Type: Review

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