Evaluation of psychosocial distress in patients treated in a community-based oncology group practice in Germany

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 931-938

  Mergenthaler, U ^a   Heymanns, J ^a   Koppler H ^a   Thomalla, J ^a   van Roye, C ^a   Schenk, J ^a   Weide, R ^a  

^a Mammography Screening Unit Mittelrhein   (Germany)

Author keywords

Outpatients; Psycho oncology; Psychosocial distress; Routine care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELAPSE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM LIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 79953299887     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq455     Document Type: Article

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