Oncologists' recognition of supportive care needs and symptoms of their patients in a breast cancer outpatient consultation

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1251-1258

  Okuyama, Toru ^a,b   Akechi, Tatsuo ^a,b   Yamashita, Hiroko ^b   Toyama, Tatsuya ^b   Nakaguchi, Tomohiro ^a,b   Uchida, Megumi ^b   Furukawa, Toshiaki A ^b,c,d  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Kyoto University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Palliative care; Psycho oncology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155136811     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyr146     Document Type: Article

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