Patients' experience with cancer care: A qualitative study in family practice

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-116

  Suija, Kadri ^a   Ilves, Kadi ^a   Ööpik, Pille ^a   Maaroos, Heidi Ingrid ^a   Kalda, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Continuity of care; Family practice; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 84878972477     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2012.732568     Document Type: Article

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