The utilization of telephone follow-up in the advanced cancer population: A review of the literature

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 509-517

  Zhou, Michelle ^a   Holden, Lori ^a   Bedard, Gillian ^a   Zeng, Liang ^a   Lam, Henry ^a   Chu, Dominic ^a   Lao, Nicholas ^a   Lauzon, Natalie ^a   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; clinical trials; review; telephone follow up

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886943511     PISSN: 20426305     EISSN: 20426313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cer.12.63     Document Type: Review

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