How do nurses assess quality of life of cancer patients in oncology wards and palliative settings?

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 212-219

  Bahrami, Masoud ^a   Arbon, Paul ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Nursing; Nursing assessment; Palliative care; Patients; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861347403     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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