Reasons for nonadherence to tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors for the treatment of breast cancer: A literature review

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Sawesi, Suhila ^a   Carpenter, Janet S ^a   Jones, Josette ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitors; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Informatics and electronic health records; Patient public education; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 84901602194     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.E50-E57     Document Type: Article

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