A pilot study to evaluate an outpatient service for people with advanced lung cancer

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 225-233

  Roulston, Audrey ^a   Bickerstaff, David ^b   Haynes, Tommy ^c   Rutherford, Lesley ^a   Jones, Louise ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c Marie Curie Cancer Care   (United Kingdom)

^d Head of Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Lung cancer; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865417896     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.5.225     Document Type: Article

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