Primary care for young adult cancer survivors: An international perspective

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1359-1363

  Hølge Hazelton, Bibi ^d   Blake Gumbs, Lyla ^a   Miedema, Baujke ^b   Van Rijswijk, Eric ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Family practice; Primary care; Survivors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84755161255     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0954-2     Document Type: Article

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