The development and impact of a new psychosocial oncology program

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1873-1877

  Mehta, Anita ^a,b   Hamel, Marc ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Mental health; Psychosocial care; Psychosocial factors; Psychosocial oncology program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEBEC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 83255185253     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1204-y     Document Type: Article

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