Conceptualizing prognostic awareness in advanced cancer: A systematic review

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1103-1119

  Applebaum, Allison J ^a   Kolva, Elissa A ^b   Kulikowski, Julia R ^a   Jacobs, Jordana D ^a   Derosa, Antonio ^a   Lichtenthal, Wendy G ^a   Olden, Megan E ^c   Rosenfeld, Barry ^b   Breitbart, William ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; awareness of diagnosis; peaceful awareness; prognosis; prognostic awareness

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

AWARENESS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84906726285     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313484782     Document Type: Review

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