Benefits of screening cancer patients for distress still not demonstrated

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 736-737

  Coyne, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING;

COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRIAGE;

EID: 84875225190     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.16     Document Type: Letter

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