Information-seeking behaviours and decision-making process of parents of children with cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-183

  Kilicarslan Toruner, Ebru ^a   Akgun Citak, Ebru ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision making; Information seeking behaviour; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84875374457     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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