Cancer patients' understanding of prognostic information

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 311-317

  Cartwright, Laura A ^a   Dumenci, Levent ^a   Siminoff, Laura A ^a   Matsuyama, Robin K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer education; Patient communication; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84905589917     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0603-9     Document Type: Article

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