Distress screening: An opportunity for enhancing quality cancer care and promoting the oncology social work profession

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-624

  Zebrack, Brad ^a   Burg, Mary Ann ^b   Vaitones, Virginia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Pen Bay Medical Center/Cancer Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; distress screening; professional development

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868245043     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2012.721485     Document Type: Review

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