The impact of breast care nurses on patients' satisfaction, understanding of the disease, and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy

Breast Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Albert, Ute Susann ^a   Zemlin, Cosima ^a   Hadji, Peymann ^a   Ziller, Volker ^a   Kuhler, Barbara ^a   Frank Hahn, Birgit ^a   Wagner, Uwe ^a   Kalder, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast care nurse; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 79959903962     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329006     Document Type: Article

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