Identifying the needs of brain tumor patients and their caregivers

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 737-744

  Parvataneni, Rupa ^a   Polley, Mei Yin ^a   Freeman, Teresa ^a   Lamborn, Kathleen ^a   Prados, Michael ^a   Butowski, Nicholas ^a   Liu, Raymond ^a   Clarke, Jennifer ^a   Page, Margaretta ^a   Rabbitt, Jane ^a   Fedoroff, Anne ^a   Clow, Emelia ^a   Hsieh, Emily ^a   Kivett, Valerie ^a   Deboer, Rebecca ^a   Chang, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor patient needs; Caregiver burden; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052628830     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0534-4     Document Type: Article

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