Patient expectations and preferences for follow-up after treatment for lung cancer: A pilot study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Krishnasamy, Meinir ^a   Ugalde, Anna ^a   Carey, Mariko ^b   Duffy, Mary ^a   Dryden, Tracey ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Follow up; Lung cancer; Models of care; Nurse led services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79956347977     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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