Remote chemotherapy supervision model for rural cancer care: Perspectives of health professionals

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-98

  Jhaveri, D ^a   Larkins, S ^a   Kelly, J ^a,b   Sabesan, S ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oncology; Remote; Rural; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84954329891     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12309     Document Type: Article

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