Supportive care needs of cancer patients: A literature review

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1013-1017

  Smith, Ayana ^a   Hyde, Yolanda M ^b   Stanford, Deb ^a  

^a Center for Women s Healthcare and Maternal Fetal Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Review of research; Supportive care needs

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84946474346     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951514000959     Document Type: Review

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