Delivery of psychosocial care for cancer patients: A pilot investigation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 164, Issue , 2011, Pages 32-36

  Abrahamson, Kathleen ^a   Durham, Morgan ^a   Norton, Kelli ^b   Anderson, James G ^c  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Positive deviance; Psychosocial distress

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER PATIENTS; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH SYSTEMS; POSITIVE DEVIANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISTRESS;

DISEASES;

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIANA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953064304     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-709-3-32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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