Heterogeneity of cancer patient information-seeking behaviors

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 362-375

  Protière, Christel ^a,b   Moumjid, Nora ^c,d,e   Bouhnik, Anne Deborah ^a,b   Le Corroller Soriano, Anne Gaëlle ^a,b   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e GATE Lyon Saint Etienne   (France)

Author keywords

cancer survivors; cluster analysis; information seeking behaviors; patient physician relationship; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84859342816     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X11415114     Document Type: Article

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