A national survey of healthcare professionals' views on models of follow-up, holistic needs assessment and survivorship care for patients with head and neck cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 873-883

  Wells, Mary ^a   Semple, C J ^b   Lane, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Head and neck cancer; Holistic needs assessment; Survivorship care

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTERCARE; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84945490379     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12285     Document Type: Article

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