Screening for Distress, the 6th Vital Sign: Where are we, and where are we going?

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 569-571

  Bultz, Barry D ^a,b   Johansen, Christoffer ^c,d  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE; VITAL SIGN;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 79957838810     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1986     Document Type: Review

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