What does the term 'survivor' mean to individuals diagnosed with a haematological malignancy? Findings from Australia

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3287-3295

  McGrath, Pam ^a,b   Holewa, Hamish ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Campus ^*  (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haematological malignancies; Qualitative research; Supportive care; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868479225     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1453-4     Document Type: Article

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