Adherence and Oral Agents With Older Patients

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-160

  Maloney, Kristen W ^a   Kagan, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Aged; Chemotherapy; Elderly; Oral medications; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 79955018519     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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