Testing messages to encourage discussion of clinical trials among cancer survivors and their physicians: Examining monitoring style and message detail

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-126

  Duncan, Lindsay R ^a   Latimer, Amy E ^b   Pomery, Elizabeth ^a,c   Rivers, Susan E ^a   Berotoli, Michelle C ^a   Salovey, Peter ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Clinical trials; Health messages; Monitoring style

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS; SURVIVORS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875663853     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0431-3     Document Type: Article

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