Perceptions of older people with cancer of information, decision making and treatment: A systematic review of selected literature

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1596-1602

  Chouliara, Zoe ^a   Kearney, N ^a   Stott, D ^b   Molassiotis, A ^c   Miller, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Information; Older people; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 9444272941     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh423     Document Type: Review

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