Information needs and sources of information for patients during cancer follow-up

Current Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 165-173

  Shea Budgell, Melissa A ^a   Kostaras, X ^a   Myhill, K P ^a   Hagen, N A ^b  

^a Alberta Health Services Cancer Care   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follow up care; Information needs; Information seeking; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905692456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.21.1932     Document Type: Article

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