Pathways to a lung cancer diagnosis

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 576-583

  Carter Harris, Lisa ^a   Hermann, Carla Penrod ^b   Draucker, Claire Burke ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Diagnosis; Lung cancer; Qualitative; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENTUCKY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENTUCKY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84944275250     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12242     Document Type: Article

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