The Role of General Practitioners in Cancer Care: A Mixed Method Design

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 136-141

  Suija, Kadri ^a   Kordemets, Tanel ^a   Annuk, Kadi ^a   Kalda, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Continuity of care; Family practise; General practitioners; Managed care; Patient education; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84958881348     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0834-z     Document Type: Article

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