Cancer patient and survivor research from the cancer information service research consortium: A preview of three large randomized trials and initial lessons learned

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 543-562

  Marcus, Alfred C ^a   Diefenbach, Michael A ^b   Stanton, Annette L ^c   Miller, Suzanne M ^d   Fleisher, Linda ^d   Raich, Peter C ^e   Morra, Marion E ^f   Perocchia, Rosemarie Slevin ^g   Tran, Zung Vu ^a   Bright, Mary Anne ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^g MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS; TELEPHONE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877629042     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.743629     Document Type: Article

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