The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area
More than 48 500 South Africans annually are confronted with the diagnosis of cancer. (Sitas, 1994) Judging from the literature it would seem that the acquisition of information about the various aspects of their disease is a very important coping mechanism for the cancer patient. Various studies co...
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| author | H. A. McLoughlin B. L. Oosthuizen |
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| description | More than 48 500 South Africans annually are confronted with the diagnosis of cancer. (Sitas, 1994) Judging from the literature it would seem that the acquisition of information about the various aspects of their disease is a very important coping mechanism for the cancer patient. Various studies concerning the information needs of cancer patients have been published in the USA, the UK and Australia, Similar studies have not yet been published in South Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-debe011d508c47b2bdff2a47997a0bc42022-12-22T02:03:57ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62791996-05-0119231351085The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand areaH. A. McLoughlinB. L. OosthuizenMore than 48 500 South Africans annually are confronted with the diagnosis of cancer. (Sitas, 1994) Judging from the literature it would seem that the acquisition of information about the various aspects of their disease is a very important coping mechanism for the cancer patient. Various studies concerning the information needs of cancer patients have been published in the USA, the UK and Australia, Similar studies have not yet been published in South Africa.http://www.curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1320 |
| spellingShingle | H. A. McLoughlin B. L. Oosthuizen The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area Curationis |
| title | The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area |
| title_full | The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area |
| title_fullStr | The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area |
| title_full_unstemmed | The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area |
| title_short | The information needs of cancer patients in the Pretoria and Witwatersrand area |
| title_sort | information needs of cancer patients in the pretoria and witwatersrand area |
| url | http://www.curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1320 |
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