It's the "Good" cancer, so who cares? Perceived lack of support among young thyroid cancer survivors

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 596-600

  Easley, Julie ^a   Miedema, Baukje ^a   Robinson, Lynne ^b  

^a Horizon Health Network   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE; THYROID TUMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TELEPHONE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893048198     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.596-600     Document Type: Article

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