Defining cancer survivorship: A more transparent approach is needed

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-36

  Khan, Nada F ^a   Rose, Peter W ^a   Evans, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health services; Neoplasms; Survivors; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVIVOR; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SURVIVORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857138686     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0194-6     Document Type: Article

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