The impact on quality of life for people with brain tumours of entering a research trial involving new anti-cancer agents

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 396-401

  Sutton, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Phenomenology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84879250188     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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