Hard choices: A qualitative study of influences on the treatment decisions made by advanced lung cancer patients

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 68-74

  Thornton, M ^a   Parry, M ^a   Gill, P ^a   Mead, D ^a   MacBeth, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b Velindre NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Lung cancer; Risks and benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952098911     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.2.68     Document Type: Article

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