Screening for psychological distress in cancer: Renewing the research agenda

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 262-268

  Salmon, Peter ^a   Clark, Louise ^a,b   McGrath, Elly ^a   Fisher, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929315320     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3640     Document Type: Review

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