The information needs of patients with head and neck cancer and their caregivers: A short report of instrument development and testing

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-44

  Dall'Armi, Luci ^a   Simpson, Grahame K ^a   Forstner, Dion ^a   Simpson, Teresa ^a   Roydhouse, Jessica K ^b   White, Kathryn J ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84872607547     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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