Needs assessment of cancer survivors in Connecticut

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Knobf, M Tish ^a,b   Ferrucci, Leah M ^a,c   Cartmel, Brenda ^b,c   Jones, Beth A ^b,c   Stevens, Denise ^d   Smith, Maureen ^e   Salner, Andrew ^f   Mowad, Linda ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MATRIX Public Health Solutions Inc   (United States)

^e State of Connecticut   (United States)

^f HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Needs assessment; Psychosocial; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857141149     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0198-2     Document Type: Article

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